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In a dissent view however, his counterpart Femi Gbajabiamila, who is the majority leader expressed concerns about the timing of the legislation saying «It is not right».

Senate Republicans have re-elected Kentucky's Mitch McConnell to be majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January and starts working on Donald Trump's agenda.

«The question is, will it be majority leader or minority leader?

I'm very hopeful it can be majority leader.

«He's more interested in being majority leader..»

And Flanagan should let Stewart - Cousins be the majority leader that might be the best thing for Republicans in the fall.

«It's why I think John DeFrancisco should have been the majority leader and maybe should be called upon to be the majority leader right now because kowtowing to Andrew Cuomo will get you nothing more than defeats,» McLaughlin said.

Though Flanagan formally announced her decision, he did not do the same with several other stop attorneys who dated back to the days when Dean Skelos was majority leader and had also decided to part ways with the Senate GOP, including, as the DN's Ken Lovett reported, first assistant counsel Rebecca Lovullo, program senior counsel Tim Atkins, and Frank Alleva, a program assistant counsel.

If they break the law, they shouldn't be the majority leader of the State of New York.

«I've said that I would be interested in being the majority leader if and when there is a vacancy,» DeFrancisco said this afternoon.

``... I would ask the Senate Democrats, who readily embraced Sen. Monserrate... and they essentially brought Senator Espada back through a conference action of making him the majority leader, which he continues to be the majority leader.»

He has been majority leader of the Assembly since 2013.

Joe Morelle was majority leader when the Assembly Democrats passed an onerous teacher evaluation bill that was pro-student testing.

And he gets to do this because he's the majority leader, nothing else so what exactly is he stealing?

«He's done senator pothole 10 times over while forging ahead with Democratic values... it's just going to be great when he's majority leader, because then we'll really get even more.»

Espada couldn't even be MAJORITY leader if Rivera had not helped build that majority...

Skelos, who was majority leader before entering into the power - sharing arrrangement with the five - member IDC, said in his statement that New Yorkers want a bipartisan government.

Voting in favor of the executive's recommendation to transfer some $ 110,000 within budget to pay for the additional public defender (with benefits) were Majority Leader Ken Ronk, Mary Beth Maio and T.J. Briggs.

McCoy is a Sheehan ally, while Commisso Jr.'s father Frank Commisso Sr. is the majority leader of the county Legislature.

Commisso, whose father Frank Commisso Sr. is the majority leader of the Albany County Legislature and a longtime Democrat, has represented the 15th Ward since 2010.

The man who refused to bring a gay - marriage bill to the floor of the State Senate when he was majority leader has come out today in favor of marriage rights for same - sex couples.

But now that he's majority leader, he won't say how much he was paid in 2010 or how much he's been paid this year — when he holds a far more powerful position.

I'm going to be majority leader.

«I did not want to have a problem in Albany... [Dean] is the majority leader.

It's looking increasingly like U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer will be Majority Leader Schumer next January.

Assemblymen Joseph Morelle, of Monroe County, and Robert Sweeney, of Suffolk County, are in the running to replace retiring Assemblyman Ron Canestrari are majority leader, Silver said.

There's the Senate Democrats, who are an embarrassment, and he's their Majority Leader.

«They can elect whomever is the majority leader,» Paterson shrugged.

Espada is the majority leader and he brought in less money than the newly elected councilman?

I've been the majority leader longer than anyone in the history of this country except for Mike Mansfield, and I'm proud of the work I've done, and so is my Democratic caucus.»

Sen. John DeFrancisco, a potential Skelos replacement, says he has «no idea» whether Skelos will still be majority leader next week.

Schumer, the would - be majority leader if Democrats win in November, made a $ 2 million donation to the effort to rip control of the Senate from Republican hands, according to a source familiar with the move.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer courted Sanders supporters at the New York delegation breakfast this morning, pledging: «I'll tell you, when I'm majority leader we're going to change the trade laws in America.»

Sources say City Councilman Rafael Salamanca from the Bronx will chair the Land Use Committee; City Councilman Daniel Dromm from Queens will lead Finance; Mark Treyger, a councilman from Brooklyn, will chair the Education Committee; and Laurie Cumbo, a Brooklyn councilwoman, will be majority leader.

That is Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo explaining why the legislature rejected the appointment of Matthew Pelkey as a Republican member of the board, filling an opening.

The Man Who Would Be Majority Leader, one of the nation's most powerful posts, should the Democrats wrest control of the august Upper Chamber, does have a challenger after all.

I'm going to be majority leader,» he allegedly said.

He has been the majority leader of the State Senate for twelve years, one of the so - called «three men in a room» who decided what, if anything, got done in Albany.

Dean was targeted because he was Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, not because of any actions he took.

As a Republican, I seriously wonder how different the state senate would have acted, and how differently the 2010 senate elections would have panned out, if Jeff Klein or one of his allies (like Diane Savino) had been majority leader, and those jokers Smith, Sampson and Espada.

This afternoon, Diaz sent out a press release saying that with Espada's looming departure, he «refuses for hispanics to forgo leadership» in the State Senate, and expects his colleagues to fill Espada's vacant spots with other Hispanic legislators (Espada is the Majority Leader, and also heads the Senate's Housing Committee).

«I'm going to be president of the Senate, I'm going to be majority leader,» Skelos allegedly told his son during a phone conversation about their deal with a developer - a call being recorded by federal agents.

And when you're a majority leader or speaker of the City Council, you have as your constituency every Democrat in the City Council, and that's a much more centrist group of people.»

Among the contenders are Majority Leader Joseph Morelle (D - Rochester)-- who will be the interim leader — along with Assemb.

ALBANY — None of State Senator Dean Skelos» colleagues expect him to be majority leader by day's end.

Democrat Peter Harckham is the majority leader of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

Mr. Silver has agreed to temporarily step aside and allow five senior Democrats run the Assembly: the Daily News reported they would be Majority Leader Joseph Morelle of Rochester, Brooklyn Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, Manhattan Assemblyman Herman Farrell Jr., Queens Assemblywoman Cathleen Nolan and Bronx Assemblyman Carl Heastie.

Upstate's bone, as usual, will be majority leader.

«I hope soon that Andrea Stewart - Cousins will be the majority leader of the Senate,» he contended.

Indiana Senate Republicans have chosen Rod Bray of Martinsville to be their new Senate President Pro Tempore and Mark Messmer of Jasper to be the Majority Leader.