Alan Hevesi
Alan Hevesi
Alan G. Hevesiis a Democratic politician who served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1971 to 1993, as New York City Comptroller from 1994 to 2001, and as New York State Comptroller from 2003 to 2006. Hevesi is originally from Queens, New York City, and is of the Jewish faith...
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We're going to have to restore our business community. We're a very vibrant people. We're the strongest, smartest people in the world and we will rebuild that infrastructure that was lost,
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This program of actions is a last resort forced upon us by the continuing failure of the Swiss government to participate in the negotiations or even support an agreement, and by the inability of the Swiss banks to bridge the small gap between them and the class-action plaintiffs,
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The refusal of Warner-Lambert's board to give due consideration to the Pfizer offer, and the coercive provisions of its agreement with AHP ... effectively deny shareholders the right and opportunity to enhance their investments.
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Our goal is to reform NYRA not for its own sake, but to increase the amount taxpayers receive from whatever firm wins the franchise next, ... That's why the reforms we have achieved must be included as standards in the competitive (request for proposals) seeking bids for the franchise.
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Part of our mission in this project is to restore some of that confidence, ... But, that's going to take some pain.
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Merck must be held legally responsible for its actions, ... Those actions have put lives at risk and cost shareholders billions of dollars.
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We are troubled by the continuing decrease of the value of our investments in the company and are pleased that management and the board of directors are considering steps to stem the loss of shareholder value, ... However, as long-term investors, we want to be assured that the options are being considered to promote growth and stability in the long-term, and not simply to produce a short-term boost in the stock price.
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Two years ago, the New York Racing Association was the poster child for mismanagement and corruption, ... The management at NYRA has completely changed.
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Two years ago, the New York Racing Association was a poster child for mismanagement and corruption, ... While much still remains to be done, the result has proven that reform of even a very poorly managed and corrupt agency is possible.
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The board's irresponsible behavior and failure to meet its basic duties shortchanged the taxpayers and the students of the district over and over again.
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The new reforms have increased the value of the franchise,
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What this study makes clear is that what the President and Congress have committed so far is just a down payment on what it will take to ensure that the terrorists don't succeed in destroying not just the two towers, but also America's and the world's financial capital.
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You cannot reduce to dollars and cents the losses New Yorkers have suffered from the vicious World Trade Center attack, just as there is no way to put a dollar value on the heroism and determination of our response, ... But to obtain the resources we will need to rebuild and create a better and stronger New York City, we must try to understand in dollar terms, what the attack cost our economy.
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We felt we had to be resolute after all this time where we had cooperated and agreed not to impose sanctions or even discuss them,