Sentences with phrase «minority leader dean»

By putting Cuomo's proposals into practice on a budget that is now two months overdue, Silver and Sampson would challenge Senate Republican Minority Leader Dean Skelos to finally put up or shut up.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos (R - LI) used the opportunity to press repeatedly for the hearings, which the Democratic leaders were required by law to hold within days of passing nonbinding budget resolutions in March.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who was the first to alert me to the fact that the DSCC was on the hook for so much cash, (actually, he said the Dems had borrowed at least $ 2.1 million, so he was a little short), insisted during a Nov. 9 CapTon interview that these loans are due Dec. 22, but I've yet to manage to confirm that.

Earlier today Senate Democrats cheerfully passed around the letter to Koch that then - Minority Leader Dean Skelos signed in 2010 that stated his support for independent redistricting come this year.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos railed against the fact that there have been no conference committee meetings and insisting the GOP has been «left out of the process.»

Gov. David Paterson said he's considering the additional cuts proposed by Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, but warned he won't be «intimated or threatened» by the Long Island Republican — or anyone else, for that matter — when it comes to the budget extenders.

And by the way, Rick, if you want to paint yourself as a reformer, it's really a good idea to not have Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos so close to you in your video.

Johnson, one of just two Long Island Democrats in the Senate, has drawn the ire of Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and has a GOP challenger this year, (Mineola Mayor Jack Martins), but has so far managed to hold on to the seat that he won in a 2007 special election (after then - Gov.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos got a call from Morahan's wife about an hour ago, spokesman John McArdle confirmed.

On June 8, 2009, Democrats Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada, Jr., joined the 30 Republican members of the State Senate to attempt to issue a motion to replace current Majority Leader Malcolm Smith with Minority Leader Dean Skelos.

In fact, it was Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos» reservations about state GOP Chairman Ed Cox's effort to establish his own third party line that tanked the idea (much to the pleasure of state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long).

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos says his conference will act differently than it did the last time around if it wins back the majority.

A little creative splicing of video from that fateful day reveals Padavan standing and applauding after the coup took place and then later standing with Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and Espada after Espada was sworn in to his leadership role.

And Levi reminded me that Minority Leader Dean Skelos recently told the Log Cabin Republicans he would recommend that the marriage bill come to the floor for another vote if the GOP returns to power in the chamber.

«I applaud Conference Leader John Sampson, Minority Leader Dean Skelos and the entire New York State Senate for passing legislation to provide New Yorkers a much - needed and long overdue property tax cap.»

The senator said he hasn't spoken to either Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos or Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, adding: «Nobody talks to me.

John McArdle, the veteran spinmeister who served four different majority leaders during his nearly 30 - year tenure in state government, is poised to depart the public payroll, Minority Leader Dean Skelos announced this morning.

One theory is that he wanted to box in Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, whose job Libous has long been speculated to covet.

The new subsidies include $ 16.5 million from a criticized $ 400 million fund created by former State Sen. Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who resigned from his post after he was arrested for a bribery and kickback scheme, Politico reported.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos talks about today's leaders meeting and what — if anything — it accomplished.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who, along with much of the GOP establishment, backed Rick Lazio in the GOP gubernatorial primary, just released the following statement congratulating tonight's winner, Carl Paladino:

ALBANY - Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos» law firm set up a lobbying operation that was among the most successful new firms in Albany last year, a report shows.

Here's Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos insisting to CapTon's Mike Whittemore than it «doesn't matter how you vote» on today's budget bills because the threat of a government shutdown has essentially been averted by the two - way deal.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos tried to out - charade one another at today's leaders meeting.

There is a Democratic challenger to Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos (George Sava), but both sides acknowledge he's a long - shot — at best.

Despite the robocalls that went out on Long Island over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos has now made heretofore source - based speculation official: His conference will provide sufficient votes this afternoon to pass the 11th budget extender and avoid a government shutdown.

Updated: As Liz Benjamin reports, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos said on Capital Tonight that Senate Democrats are now in debt about $ 2.1 million.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos just issued a statement lamenting the loss of soon - to - be-former Sen. Frank Padavan and took a shot at organized labor for abandoning the veteran Queens lawmaker in favor of his Democratic challenger, former NYC Councilman Tony Avella.

When pressed by Gov. David Paterson today on why they won't simply vote the executive budget up or down and call it a day, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos replied he considered the question moot, since the Democrats who control the Legislature won't bring the plan to the floor in the first place.

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There they were, with Governor Paterson, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

Also during the interview, Cuomo refused to pick sides in the battle over the state Senate chamber, insisting he would be able to work with either Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos of Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson (in spite of the AEG mess).

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos confirmed that he did indeed meet with Gov. David Paterson this afternoon after that rather tense leaders meeting and pledged his conference would provide votes for the next round of budget extenders, provided the governor incorporates some proposed GOP spending cuts.

Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos told me after his private meeting with Gov. David Paterson that he and the governor have «always been very fond of each other,» but there the Long Island Republican was displaying very little love on the radio this morning.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos says his conference will vote «yes» on the extender if it includes «real» cuts — and he has some suggestions.

Here's quintessential Albany finger - pointing moment in which Senate Minority Leader Dean Shelos, while being grilled by reporters about whether he really is willing to risk a government shutdown, seeks to blame Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for the Capitol's dsysfunction, noting he's the longest - serving legislative leader still in office.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos has made good on his pledge to seek to censure and discipline Sen. Kevin Parker in the absence of any effort to do so by Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson.

CapTon's Kaitlyn Ross caught up at the Capitol yesterday with Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who couldn't quite contain his pleasure at the troubles besetting the Democrats on his native Long Island at a time when the battle for control of the chamber is heating up.

GOP lawmakers might vote for the bill, said Republican Minority Leader Dean Skelos of Nassau County.

For example, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos has «Repealing MTA Tax» as one of his four basic positions on the front of his campaign website.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos is a fierce opponent of the payroll tax and could gain control of his chamber if the GOP picks up just two additional seats.

Jacobs also laced into GOP Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, for participating in last summer's Senate coup.

As the Democrats appear to be slowly losing their grip on the majority (despite their claims to the contrary), Conference Leader John Sampson is reaching across the aisle to his GOP counterpart, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, and proposing a post-election spirit of cooperation for the Nov. 29 lame duck session.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos starts off addressing Paterson: «I just want to make sure I heard that correctly: No borrowing?»

Senate Republicans aren't sounding terribly worried about holding Volker's seat, and my source said Minority Leader Dean Skelos didn't try to convince him to stick around, despite the fact that the GOP is engaged in a last - ditch attempt to win back the majority.

Sen. Craig Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos wasted no time in reacting to AG Andrew Cuomo's call this morning for Gov. David Paterson to put a property tax cap into a budget extender bill to force lawmakers to go on the record regarding the controversial proposal.

Sampson would not answer with a direct «no» when pressed on whether he would be heeding Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos» call for Democrats to repudiate Parkers» comments calling GOP members — specifically Sen. John DeFrancisco — «white supremacists» and discipline or censure him.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, a supporter of GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio, weighed in to express «reservations» with state Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox's plan to establish an independent party, which has added to the perception that the idea is all - but dead.

In the immediate aftermath of Carl Paladino's surprise landslide win in the Sept. 14 GOP primary, Senate Republicans rushed to embrace him — Minority Leader Dean Skelos was the first out with a congratulatory statement — and insisted his presence at the top of the ticket would help them win back the majority.

In the afternoon, they'll hear from Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and Asssembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.