Sentences with phrase «about budget extenders»

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However, with about 30 percent of the budget left to be passed (the rest has already been approved via extender bills), it does not look it will be included in the final days of negotiations.

Diaz Sr. said he's «keeping my fingers crossed» about getting out of the hospital in time to make it to Albany to vote on the next round of budget extenders, adding: «I want to be there; I want to be there.»

AG Andrew Cuomo subtly upped the ante on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, calling for Gov. David Paterson to put a property tax cap into a budget extender and force lawmakers to go on the record about where they stand on the issue.

For the first time yesterday, Cuomo talked at length about the new paradigm created by the creative use of extender bills by his predecessor, David Paterson, during last year's budget battle.

Skelos dismissed all talk of a potential government shutdown showdown with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has made it quite clear he'll follow the lead of his predecessor, David Paterson, and put his budget proposal extender bills and force it down the Legislature's throat in the absence of a deal on or about April 1.

According to the governor, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's budget, and how New York will fare, is forcing him to consider a bare - bones spending plan, or even extenders, which would make the budget late.

While insisting he remains optimistic about reaching an «amicable» and on - time budget deal with the Assembly and Senate leaders, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it clear today he will have no qualms about letting the clock run out and forcing his entire budget on the Legislature through extenders.

Cuomo's comments came during a discussion with Chartock about Gov. David Paterson's new tactic of putting pieces of his budget into extender bills and forcing the Legislature to choose between accepting his cuts and shutting down the government.

Despite all the positive talk from legislative leaders yesterday about movement on an actual budget deal (to the extent there's much left that hasn't already been passed in an extender bill), Gov. David Paterson didn't sound too optimistic this morning, suggesting another extender showdown is likely in the offing.

After a day of closed - door negotiations with legislative leaders, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in an interview with Spectrum News NY1 Monday evening that uncertainty about how a new Republican president and Congress might affect the state could lead to an «extender» of the current budget rather than a new one.