Sentences with phrase «silver during budget negotiations»

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Meanwhile, Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos told the NY Post he's prepared to fight on behalf of charter schools during the ongoing budget negotiations with Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

The moment was in contrast to last week's blow up when Skelos stormed out of the meeting claiming that «another branch of government» was pushing New York City issues in the budget talks (There is no doubt he was referring to Silver, who has confounded Republicans during budget negotiations for 20 years now).

Silver has ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.

The son of a hardware store owner on the Lower East Side, Mr. Silver was known as a poker - faced negotiator who often got his way during budget negotiations, sometimes by simply holding out the longest.

I even resent the big chunk of time Shelly Silver takes off during tense budget negotiations so he can go lounge around in a posh hotel and «observe» whatever the hell it is he observes.

Cuomo reportedly offered a trade between the Dream Act and the tax credit during budget negotiations last year, but Silver turned it down.

During the budget negotiations, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver promised to bring back up the millionaire's tax, and this week he did just that.

Cuomo began facing increasing pushback from Skelos and Silver during 2014 budget negotiations.

During this year's budget negotiation, Cuomo took criticism from good - government groups — including Horner — for his failure to use the bully pulpit to press his ethical agenda despite the «Watergate moment» presented by the back - to - back convictions of Silver and Skelos.

Back in January, New York Magazine's Chris Smith said that Silver had «ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.»

So far, few Democrats in the Assembly have called for Mr. Silver to resign his leadership post — but last night several newspapers reported that Mr. Silver would step back from his duties, while not resigning his post, and allow five veteran Democrats to run the chamber during critical budget negotiations.

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