Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzeris an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008. Following his eight year term as Attorney General of New York, Spitzer was elected governor in 2006, succeeding three-term incumbent George Pataki. Soon after taking office, Spitzer was embroiled in a prostitution scandal that culminated in his resignation. Following his resignation, he hosted a short-lived program, Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer on Current TV...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 June 1959
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It would be misguided and foolish to do so, ... It would undermine public confidence in the markets because states have historically played a critical role in restoring creditability to the marketplace.
The standards for ballot access in New York State apply equally to all candidates seeking a given political nomination, ... In other words, all similarly situated are treated equally.
The public expects and deserves the protection that effective government oversight provides. Until the Bush administration shows it is willing to do the job, however, it appears the public will have to rely on state regulators and lawmakers to protect its interests,
The wise decision by President Obama to grant some undocumented immigrants the right to remain in the United States for two years without the threat of deportation is already benefitting the country.
It's fascinating to me: when it comes to innovation in policy, it all comes from the states, ... It reflects an abject failure of policy (at the national level) in terms of dealing with energy, the environment or the securities industry. And into that void, the states have stepped.
When the United States was founded, the very idea of a nation premised on democratic principles of freedom and tolerance was viewed by the vast majority of the world as an experiment doomed to fail. Dictatorships, monarchies, and theocracies had for many centuries ruled the world.
This is not an insult. This is a statement of the harsh reality of the economic data that people should look at.
State law specifically prohibits possession of stun guns and related weapons, ... This agreement will help ensure that the Internet is not used to facilitate illegal activity.
State and local regulators are the officials with the closest contact with the regulated community, ... Given their close intimate knowledge of the business they regulate, they are in a much better position than Congress to judge whether a particular small business is deserving of leniency for a first-time violation.
Somehow the vitality of New York state has been sapped.
I hope to continue the great tradition that you have created for us in this state of leadership in Albany.
This has nothing to do with that, ... If the feds begin to do what they need to do, the relative role of the state agencies would diminish. Nothing I've said means that we wouldn't do all our cases over again.
We will use every tool available to pursue fraud against the New York Medicaid program wherever it occurs, ... The criminal and civil sanctions imposed on Heritage and Arnold demonstrate our continuing efforts to prosecute fully any crimes we uncover and return misappropriated funds to the State.
When I read it my blood began to boil again. It drove home how crass that whole system was.