Sentences with phrase «democrats reach a deal»

If the Democrats reach a deal with Klein to bring his faction back into the party, expect it to include some sort of fancy title that gives him some control over legislation, or at the very least fractures the influence currently vested in the leader position.

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Trump's base - oriented approach to policymaking and messaging could make future collaboration with Democrats all the more difficult as soon as Friday, when the government will shut down if a funding deal in Congress can't be reached.

If Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal before the end of the year, there is concern that the multi-billion hit to the economy could bring on a recession.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- House Republicans and Democrats reached a rare, election - year deal with the White House to try to rescue Puerto Rico from $ 70 billion in debt as millions of Americans in the cash - strapped U.S. territory struggle with the loss of basic...

The race is expected to be a pivotal contest with potential control of the chamber up for grabs given the narrow divide in the Senate and a unity deal reached between the mainline Democrats and the Independent Democratic Conference pending the outcome of the vote.

Turner drew the short straw in the redistricting process when the Senate Republicans failed to reach a deal with the Assembly Democrats that would have protected his district, NY - 9, from being eliminated.

House and Senate Democrats hope to reach a new budget deal to fund popular programs and block fare increases on trains and buses before the legislative session ends Wednesday evening The Democratic plan calls for fully restoring $ 130 million for the...

Sources Friday evening said Cuomo and the leadership of the party had reached a tentative deal for the incumbent Democrat to take the labor - backed line in exchange for pushing on key progressive issues such as the Dream Act, the public financing of political campaigns and the women's agenda.

Labor unions, who sources say leaned hard on Mr. Cuomo and Democrats to reach a deal, immediately hailed the move.

Trump told Republican lawmakers they might have to compromise with Democrats to reach a deal on immigration reform, and urged his party to pick up more seats in the upcoming midterm elections so «we won't have to compromise as much.»

Senator Simcha Felder had been accused by Assembly Democrats of essentially holding the negotiations hostage over an issue with religious schools before a deal was reached on Friday.

Higgins said that it's important at this point that Trump is reaching out to Democrats — just as he did on a debt ceiling and budget deal the president struck with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D - N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif.

Accordingly, a majority in all seats — reaching two thirds in the Conservative - Liberal Democrat battleground — agreed that «it is right to start cutting back on public spending now because the longer we put off dealing with the deficit the greater the cost of sorting it out».

A transcript of the discussion given to Zack Fink of NY1 shows Cuomo blaming Republicans for failing to come to an agreement and the governor later reaching to Democrats, who he said also did not want to do a deal.

In the fall, Democrats had reached a tentative deal with the IDC under which Stewart - Cousins would share the gavel with Klein as co-leader after this month's special elections.

To cut a long - term spending deal, Democrats are pushing for an equivalent increase in both defense and nondefense funding above the spending caps set under a 2011 budget agreement - one similar to agreements reached in 2013 and 2015 to raise the caps for the following two years.

The Democrats and Malloy say the union concession deal on the table is crucial to balancing the current two - year state budget, which Malloy and state lawmakers have yet to reach an agreement on.

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin Democrats in the state Assembly agreed to a deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday to limit debate and reach a vote, perhaps by midday, on a bill...

Democrats speculated that Skelos was holding back a vote until a deal could be reached on other outstanding issues, like an extension of rent regulations.

, who had been threatening to prevent the measure from reaching the Senate floor, reached a deal with Senate Democrats, according to ABC News and The Post's Greg Sargent.

Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, had set a deadline of midnight on Monday for his office and legislative leaders to reach deals on any legislation that they wanted to pass before the end of the session.

Senate Democrats failed to reach a deal with Senate Republicans to temporarily extend the estate tax into 2010, when it is scheduled to be repealed for one year.

Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats have reached a deal for a no - tax budget that would fund schools at the same level as last year.

Oklahoma House leaders have reached a deal with Democrats for a new tax on wind power.