Sentences with phrase «democratic floor leader»

Reps. Darrin Camilleri (D - Brownstown Township) and Adam Zemke (D - Ann Arbor) and House Democratic Floor Leader Christine Greig (D - Farmington Hills) should be applauded for their leadership in fixing this fundamental problem facing Michigan students.

«Very rarely we've had a day where we've had more than 10 bills under consideration at all, and we're roughly halfway through the session calendar,» said Senate Democratic floor leader Mike Gianaris on Wednesday, about an hour after his attempts to get a vote on his conference's budget proposal came to naught.

Michael Gianaris, the Democratic floor leader, rose and said Skelos was unfairly looking back at a time when the «statute of limitations» had passed.

Senator Mike Gianaris, the Democratic floor leader and Libous» opposite number, said in a radio interview that the indictment was «shocking and sad.»

«Clearly, we talked in general, in concept, about the rebuilding and the Inner Harbor kind of approach for the lake,» county Legislator Linda Ervin, the Democratic floor leader, said Friday.

«Republicans are trying to corner Joanie [Mahoney] into appointing [Cody],» said Linda Ervin, the legislature's Democratic floor leader.

Morelle, for the moment, isn't vacating the job he has held since 2013, making him the Democratic floor leader and the number two lawmaker in the conference's large majority.

Not exact matches

Trump «won coal country big, that's for sure,» incoming Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor.

After listening to Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson explain why bills like the Farm Workers Bill of Rights should be allowed to come to the floor for a debate and eventual vote even if it's clear they don't have sufficient support to pass — «This is about democracy!»

Speaking from the floor Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson promising his colleagues he will continue negotiating on FMAP and other outstanding issues and call them back at some point in the future when there's a deal.

As deputy majority leader, Libous was the leader of the GOP conference's floor operations, including the infamous 2009 coup in which two Democratic lawmakers switched to the Republican side, stalling any activity in the chamber for a month.

At 5 p.m., state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Assemblyman Gary Pretlow and Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer host a community budget forum, Riverfront Library, second floor, 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers.

Alcantara approached Democratic Senate Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on the floor of the convention and received what some described as a bit of a cold shoulder.

Representative Nancy Pelosi, the 77 - year - old House Democratic leader, took the House floor at 10:04 a.m. yesterday, intent on speaking about the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers.

At 11 a.m., state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Sen. Brad Hoylman, Assemblywoman Rosenthal and survivors of child sexual abuse will demand the final state budget include the Child Victims Act, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

«Mr. Klein outlined a system in which the leaders of the Republican caucus and the Independent Democratic Conference would work together to run the Senate, with joint control over committee agendas, the bills that are taken up on the floor and state budget negotiations,» Tom Kaplan wrote.

New York Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and Senate Democrats announce they will propose hostile amendments on gun control measures on the Senate floor Wednesday, February 28.

Deputy Senate Democratic Leader Michael Gianaris, speaking on the Senate floor, says he supports adding more security at schools but says it's «mind boggling» that we are talking about making locations safer, but not making people safer.

He rose to be the Democratic conference's deputy leader, running action on the floor, and chaired the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

Sen. Michael Gianaris, the deputy Senate Democratic leader, made the connection explicit during debate on the Senate floor.

«My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have not brought these bills to the floor,» state Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins told The Post.

leader on Select Committee on Benghazi: Stop the circus - Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Joseph Crowley, D - New York, at a News Conference: «Instead of focusing on a hearing on immigration reform and getting a bill on the floor... House Republicans are now focused on the creation of a new select committee.

ALBANY — Sen. Neil Breslin has been tapped as deputy leader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - Broleader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - BroLeader John Sampson, D - Brooklyn.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer lent his backing to the agreement during a speech on the chamber's floor.

After announcing three more county GOP leaders had endorsed him to bring the total to 48, the 42 - year - old Dutchess County executive told reporters outside the state Capitol media room a floor above Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office that he was «humbled» to be running for governor.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, speaking at around 3 a.m. Saturday morning on the Senate floor, says there's still much more to do.

Democratic leaders did allow two bills to reach the floor for votes that year: a Krueger measure to stop landlords from collecting rent increases retroactively, and a bill by Manhattan Senator Daniel Squadron requiring owners to document rent increases used to justify vacancy decontrol.

«Republicans refuse to negotiate on a final number,» Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on the Senate floor.

Also at 12:30 p.m., Hall of Fame Pitcher Pedro Martinez will be honored at an award ceremony during Dominican Heritage Week by Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Sens. Adriano Espaillat and Jose Peralta, and Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, Minority Conference Room (315), third floor, state Capitol, Albany.

In the months leading up to Election Day, Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson was reluctant to commit to bringing the marriage bill back to the floor for a vote, despite the fact that now Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo said seeing the measure passed and signed into law would be a «priority» for his first year in office.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said that while a unified Democratic conference may be short at least two votes to pass abortion rights legislation, it would at least be able to bring the measure to the floor, which would put pressure on pro-choice Republicans to help pass it.

This would be a «radioactive» situation, according to the aide, because Senate Democratic leaders could not deny Blagojevich entry, as sitting governors have floor privileges in the Senate.

Speaking just off the floor of the convention, Senate Democratic leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said Cuomo's announcement simply «crystallized» what he had been signaling for some time.

Silver arrived at his ninth floor office in the L.O.B. shortly after 9 a.m., and was soon joined by the five members he had proposed to delegate some leadership responsibilities to: Majority Leader Joe Morelle, Bronx Democratic chairman Carl Heastie, Joe Lentol of Brooklyn, Cathy Nolan of Queens and Denny Farrell, who chairs the chamber's Ways & Means committee.

At the start of session, Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle introduced four new Democrats to colleagues on the floor as the newest members of the Democratic conference, which runs the Assembly and decides everything from state budget issues to what bills get sent to the floor for passage.

Senate GOP leader Bob Huff and Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg are accused of «choreographing in advance» Monday's floor vote to suspend two Democratic state Senators involved in criminal cases.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's office proudly posted a picture of the two men together on Twitter; Democratic legislators quoted catchphrases of «the most interesting man in the world» on the Senate floor.

«What we are doing is woefully inadequate,» said Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca on the floor of the Assembly, urging Republicans to take up some Democratic - backed jobs bills sooner than in October.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Democratic Westchester County lawmakers, union leaders and women's rights advocates introduce a bill to help ensure salaries will be based on job qualifications and the value of the job they are being hired to do, not what prospective employees made in the past, 148 Martine Ave., 8th Floor, White Plains.

Dozens of Democratic House and Senate lawmakers have been occupying the House floor since late Wednesday morning, calling on Ryan and other GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to prevent terrorists from purchasing guns in the wake of the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

In a rare, direct exchange between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid on the floor of the chamber, both senators vented frustration during a testy debate on the China currency bill.

New York State Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins» delivered floor remarks regarding Women's History Month.

Seante Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins; speaking on the Senate floor, called Mario Cuomo a «great man an a great governor».

Schumer called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Ryan to put the Democratic - supported bills on the floor for a vote.

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a statement, saying the Senate will look to pass the House bill by seeking an agreement with Republicans to bring the bill to the floor in the coming days.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg personally lobbied Republican state senators Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, while the Senate's Democratic leader predicted the measure won't even get to the floor this year.

In fact, Valesky sits on the Senate floor directly behind Sen. Michael Gianaris, D - Queens, the deputy Democratic leader, who said earlier this week in an interview that some Democrats are actively looking for a Democrat to challenge Valesky.

One insider expressed surprise that Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan pushed all his members to remain unified in voting for the bill rather than allowing most of the conference to vote against it with the knowledge it could pass with mostly Democratic votes as occured under former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos when he allowed the gay marriage and SAFE Act bills to the floor.

The Speaker and other floor leaders are chosen by the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Conference, depending on whichever party has more voting members.

«It's going to the floor,» said John L. Sampson, the Senate Democratic Conference leader.