Sentences with phrase «senate leaders on both sides»

The list does not include the top House and Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - Calif.)

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Hours earlier, Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins speaking at a union rally in Albany with reporters said she believes Cuomo is on her side when it comes to uniting the party in the chamber.

The verbal attack last week on state Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan by Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic party executive director, reportedly sparked by the governor's anger over the conference's release of its priorities, raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who made the committee appointments, insisted «the law is on our side and so is case law,» adding: «I believe that all the members, Democrat and Republican, Assembly or Senate are worthy of the compensation that they receive... All of this is transparent, all of this is disclosed.»

Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno will call a floor vote on congestion pricing today: Senators on both sides of aisle have received the heads up that the majority is preparing to call a vote on congestion pricing, despite the fact that both Senate Majority Leader Joseph -LSB-...]

At 7 p.m., state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Sen. Todd Kaminsky, Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and other elected officials attend a forum on providing diploma options for students, South Side High School Auditorium, 140 Shepherd St., Rockville Centre.

«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.

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NYCLU sent an e-mail blast to its supporters this morning, asking them to send a Valentine's Day plea to Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and rank - and - file members on both sides of the aisle to pass same - sex marriage legislation.

However, Obama was worried about the appearance of partisan meddling by himself, so he called together the leaders of the House and Senate, both sides, had the intelligence people brief them, and wanted to make a joint / united bi-partisan announcement about what was going on.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday called on the National Park Service to approve the former Niagara Machine and Tool Works Factory on Buffalo's East Side as a historic property so that the Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project can cash in on a key tax break before it is curtailed or rescinded.

The IDC, which had grown to five members, sided with the GOP, and Klein and then - Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos even held the title of temporary president of the Senate on alternative days.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D - NY)(L) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) walk side - by - side to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2018.

On the Republican side, Cuomo has three challengers: state Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, state Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.

Sources with knowledge of the meeting confirmed the «passionate» debate between Libous, the deputy Senate minority leader, and the mayor, during which voices were raised on both sides.

Over on the Senate side, the Republican leaders of that chamber say they'll soon unveil a comprehensive legislative package including measures to help schools improve security.

«The Legislature, assemblymembers, senators on both sides, both political stripes, they have very good working knowledge of what goes on in their district,» said Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, «and I think we should play a pivotal and critical role in making those decisions.»

Before DeFrancisco, former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno represented the Senate on the PAC Board, both he and Silver voted «no» in 2005 on the infamous West Side stadium project, effectively ending then - NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's dream of luring the Olympics to the Big Apple.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the National Park Service to approve the former Niagara Machine and Tool Works Factory on Buffalo's East Side as a historic property so that the Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project can cash in on a key tax break before it is curtailed or rescinded.

Though Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx) insisted he was holding out for a three - year extension, people close to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Gov. Cuomo said the three sides were likely to settle on one year, which would require de Blasio to return to Albany and ask for yet another extension while he's running for re-election.

News accounts at the time of the special election highlighted the flood of outside money into the race, including from Mr. Bloomberg, a Republican at the time, and cited party leaders on both sides saying the election was crucial to the State Senate's balance of power.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) said he agreed with Trump's statement on Saturday that blamed «many sides» for the violence and hatred.

When it comes to dreams on the opposite side of the aisle, the Democrats are gunning for Republican Sen. Roy McDonald, who holds former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's old seat in the 43rd SD, with Saratoga Supervisor Joanne Yepsen.

On the Democratic side, Senate President Martin Looney, Majority Leader Bob Duff and House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz said they are still analyzing Malloy's new plan.

Long, in an interview with Talk 1300's Fred Dicker on Focus On The State Capitol, also praised the other three potential candidates on the GOP side: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFranciscon Focus On The State Capitol, also praised the other three potential candidates on the GOP side: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFranciscOn The State Capitol, also praised the other three potential candidates on the GOP side: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFranciscon the GOP side: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.

Lawmakers on either side of the aisle have urged Trump to apologize to Obama, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, both New York Democrats.

Saltsman has both Huckabee and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) on his side in the RNC race but it remains to be seen whether he can catapult himself into the top tier over the next month or so.

Labor leaders from across the city rallied on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Sept. 9 in support of Robert Jackson, a longtime education advocate and former City Council member running for the Democratic nomination to represent the 31st District in the state Senate.

The NYT yesterday ran a piece on New York Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and the pressure cooker he's in on marriage equality — on one side he's got Governor David Paterson pressuring him to move the marriage equality bill forward, and... Read

The NYT yesterday ran a piece on New York Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and the pressure cooker he's in on marriage equality — on one side he's got Governor David Paterson pressuring him to move the marriage equality bill forward, and on the other a spiritual «mentor» he has known for more than two decades, Reverend Floyd Flake.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, R - DeWitt, also opposes the convention, along with groups on both sides of the abortion issue and some environmental groups.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, the Suffolk County Republican who made the committee appointments, insisted on Monday that «the law is on our side and so is case law.»

DeFrancisco, the Senate's deputy majority leader, added, «If anybody believes that there's only been violence on one side, they should probably take a look at Berkeley and see what was going on trying to stop the speaker.»

Savino recently met with Senate Deputy Democratic Leader Michael Gianaris, of Queens, to discuss several issues, including both sides working together on an upcoming special election.

The Senate's most prominent backer of the bill, Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse), said Wednesday there are active discussions to amend the bill in a way that all sides can agree on.

Big GOP names like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are on opposite sides.

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