Sentences with phrase «attorney general praises»

about Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Cuomo Endorses Suzi Oppenheimer: Attorney General Praises Her Ability to Get Results

At a Manhattan news conference, the Democratic attorney general praised Duffy's efforts to consolidate agencies and bring mayoral control of schools to New York's third - largest city over the objection of teachers unions.

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They also point to Andrew Weissmann, one of Mueller's top prosecutors, who praised then - acting Attorney General Sally Yates for denying Trump's travel order in January.

Paladino praised his pollster, Tony Fabrizio, and said his assessment of the head - to - head match - up finds just 10 percentage points separate the Buffalo businessman and the attorney general.

Nevertheless, Flanagan praised Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who is interviewing for the appointment and has said she would not run for outright for the next term.

NY LEAD member David Calone, President and CEO of Jove Equity Partners, praised the Attorney General's efforts: «Attorney General Schneiderman's new disclosure policy offers a concrete solution to the explosive growth in secret non-profit political spending.»

For his part, Mr. Klein praised Mr. Cuomo as doing «an outstanding job,» but demurred when asked to analyze their relationship or the governor's recent remark referring to Mr. Koppell as a «former attorney general,» a comment that some Capitol insiders read as a subtle jab.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for pushing ethics reform as part of the State budget process, but called for more dramatic changes, even if doing so delayed enactment of the budget.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew Cuomo for including a public financing proposal in the budget.

Sunday, she was sworn in by New York Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer after remarks by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, praising her as a rising Democratic star.

This year, in a speech that included applause for Cuomo's criminal justice reform efforts such as strengthening state oversight of jail and his plan to fight the federal government on the tax law, Cuomo sought to give shootouts to individual members of the Legislature and praise Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as well as DiNapoli.

Besides, New York State Senator Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer praised him in posh campaign commercials.

Gay advocates praised the office's handling of the cases, but greeted them with caution: the attorney general's office is required to defend the state when it is sued.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has gained considerable attention — and praise from liberal groups — for his investigations of the actions of major banks in the run - up to the foreclosure crisis and financial collapse of 2008.

Cuomo has been widely praised for his work as attorney general.

Obama's strongest praise was reserved for Paterson's chief rival for the job: state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

Former congressional candidate and Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout in a fundraising appeal praised Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's efforts to combating President Donald Trump in the courts.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a statement in the afternoon praised the decision as a «major victory» for the environment.

Updated: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman weighed in as well on Bratton selection, praising the move.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expressed his admiration for Bharara and praised the prosecutor's work before blasting the White House.

UPDATE3: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose office handled the case for the state, praised today's court decision.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen were among those who praised the decision.

Underwood, who also served under Cuomo when he was attorney general, earned praise from Cuomo on Tuesday.

Nixon, who had endorsed Schneiderman in 2010, the year he was first elected attorney general, praised his resignation, calling the descriptions of abuse «sickening.»

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo again praised Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood during a Thursday press conference but stopped short of saying legislators should appoint her to fill out the remainder of Eric Schneiderman's term, which expires at the end of the year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday once again praised Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood as a competent manager who is not in need of immediate replacing.

Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi received a nice bump earlier this week when New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) praised him as a «real leader» but — friendly comments or not — Suozzi has nearly no chance should he decide to challenge state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic primary.

The governor also had some praise for Mr. Schneiderman, who succeeded Mr. Cuomo as attorney general and who some see as a potential future rival.

He praised Thompson for making history as Brooklyn's first black district attorney and noted he worked with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Eastern District of New York before establishing a law firm focused on social justice and fighting discrimattorney and noted he worked with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Eastern District of New York before establishing a law firm focused on social justice and fighting discrimAttorney General Loretta Lynch in the Eastern District of New York before establishing a law firm focused on social justice and fighting discrimination.

Cuomo on Tuesday praised Schneiderman's accusers for having the «courage» to «take on an attorney general they believe threatened them not to go public.»

The ad, created by Mandy Grunwald, features a couple whose daughter committed suicide after being terrorized on the Internet, and praises the state Attorney General's work to fight Internet crime.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham offered some tepid praise for Attorney General Bondi's decision to go after pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid epidemic.

TV comedian Samantha Bee has turned on New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman with a vengeance — retracting her past praise in a profane rant against the disgraced former...

TV comedian Samantha Bee has turned on New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman with a vengeance — retracting her past praise in a profane rant against the disgraced former pol.

Paladino offered faint praise to the «failed» attorney general for investigating a massive pay - to - play scandal under Hevesi, who admitted Thursday to pocketing $ 1 million in gifts for himself and cronies.

More recently, she publicly praised Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey for beginning a costly legal investigation into ExxonMobil's statements on climate change.

Praise from the Scenic Hudson leader also was extended to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for putting the EPA on notice that GE's cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River has failed to meet the agency's explicit goals and that the EPA can not certify the work as complete under provisions of federal law.

HUDSON VALLEY — Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan praised New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for putting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on notice that General Electric's cleanup of cancer - causing PCBs in the Hudson River has failed to meet the agency's explicit goals and that the EPA can not certify the work as complete under provisions of federal law.

In comments at her swearing in, former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth praised her for breaking through the dual glass ceilings of race and gender, adding, «You bring to the center chair not only wisdom and integrity but a big heart.»

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is leading a coalition of 22 states that are suing to restore Net neutrality, praised the GAO decision to investigate.