Lisa Madigan Quotes
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In 2011, when the General Assembly passed the law allowing civil unions, Illinois took an important step forward to recognize that gay and lesbian couples have the right to build lives together and create strong, loving families.
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Investigating some of the largest subprime lenders - Wells Fargo, Countrywide, Ameriquest, Household Finance - I've seen how their terrible, toxic loans were closed by any means necessary and eventually packaged, sold as securities, and bet upon until they exploded and decimated our economy.
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Stalking is a crime that can paralyze an otherwise productive person with fear.
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Hard work, careful planning, and realistic financial advice will be required by many to regain solvency.
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My husband helps take care of our kids.
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I've been able to bring billions of dollars back to our state that has so desperately needed it - billions of dollars in relief to homeowners and our communities and our pension systems that desperately need it.
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If home ownership is the American dream, then foreclosure certainly is the American nightmare. It destroys more than credit. It destroys lives. And its effects are felt beyond the individual family that it devastates. It shakes our entire economy.
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Consumers don't need to be forced to pay billions for so-called smart technology to know how to reduce their utility bills. We know to turn down the heat or air conditioning and shut off the lights.
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The Attorney General must identify threats to Illinoisans' financial security and take action to protect people.
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Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences.
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There were absolutely circumstances where Sallie Mae was working hand-in-hand with for-profit schools and other schools in offering and putting students into risky expensive subprime loans.
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Your mortgage shouldn't have been treated as a wager - it should be a way to provide a home and financial stability for you and your family.
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I am inspired by Nelson Mandela. I was a volunteer teacher in South Africa during apartheid, where I witnessed his success liberating black South Africans.
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The last thing our children need is less protection.
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Unlike public universities and private, not-for-profit colleges, for-profit schools are owned by revenue-seeking businesses often more intent on boosting their bottom line than educating their students. They use hard-sell tactics to recruit prospective students, and veterans have become particular targets.
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The Department of Education's refusal to oversee and hold for-profit schools accountable is a government-made disaster, and American students and taxpayers should not have to pay for it.
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We've done amazing things for the state. Some of them have had a national impact, but I'm going to be ready for some new challenges, and so I'm not going to seek a fifth term as attorney general.
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Even if you can afford the price of college, you cannot afford a worthless degree.
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Do not enter into an agreement you cannot afford. Take precautions to avoid institutional loans with double-digit interest rates.
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A ban on same-sex marriage violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause.
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The explosive growth of the for-profit school industry has had disastrous effects on millions of Americans and our economy.
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Foreclosure is nothing new. And it certainly will always be a fact of life for some.
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I feel strongly that the state would not be well-served by having a governor and speaker of the House from the same family and have never planned to run for governor if that would be the case. With Speaker Madigan planning to continue in office, I will not run for governor.
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The party on Wall Street never ends - while the rest of us pick up their tab and suffer the hangover.