Sentences with phrase «committee chairmanships»

The newest members of the Independent Democratic Conference in the Senate have been handed the gavel of committee chairmanships in Albany.

Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the powerful Brooklyn Democratic political boss who has come under scrutiny for his use of legislative pork, has beens stripped of his Housing Committee chairmanship by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver following allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct made by two Assembly employees.

State Senate lawyers argued over the weekend that the Senate's practice of paying members stipends for committee chairmanships they do not hold were legal, constitutionally defensible and proper as «a classic example of internal administrative prerogatives.»

But some Democrats have pointed to the fact that Morahan was one of two Republicans (along with Sen. George Maziarz) to be given committee chairmanships by Conference Leader John Sampson as a sign that the DSCC doesn't intend to put up a fight for his seat.

It's expected to be the largest shuffle in committee chairmanships in years.

Assuming it all holds — and that isn't a foregone conclusion (I smell a major lawsuit)-- here's what we know: Aside from Democratic Senate President Pedro Espada Jr., shown here being sworn in to his new leadership post along with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in the wake of the coup, there will be as many as 10 Democrats who get committee chairmanships.»

Other former members of the Tea Party Caucus hold committee chairmanships such as Lamar S. Smith, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

The I.D.C. consists of eight Democrats who collaborate with Republicans in the Senate, a situation that has allowed Mr. Klein and his group to enjoy perks like increased pay from committee chairmanships, but has deeply vexed grass - roots progressive groups both in the state and nationally.

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ALBANY — The leader of the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference on Tuesday defended a practice in which three of its members received committee chairmanship stipends from the Republican majority, even though the Democrats aren't committee chairmen.

You might as well vote UKIP and have some people over there speaking out against he EU who aren't afraid of losing committee chairmanships and perks if they rock the boat.

It's likely that Klein and the IDC will be able to retain some perks, such as committee chairmanships, in order to potentially keep them close to Republicans should the conference be needed again to form a coalition.

As for Rangel, Tasini predicted the scandal - scarred congressman, who was forced to give up his Ways & Means Committee chairmanship in the wake of a critical ethics committee report and remains under investigation, will «cost Democrats seats all across the country» if he's the nominee.

CapCon's Jimmy Vielkind reported this morning that Maziarz, an outspoken and independently - minded Niagara County senator (remember, he's one of two Republicans who crossed the aisle to accept then - Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson's offer of committee chairmanships last year), may announce his candidacy as early as today.

Thanks to its status as a non-minority conference, the IDC has the budget to release headline - grabbing reports, and all members enjoy committee chairmanships or vice-chairmanships — extra salary for themselves and staff.

The panel recommended that the council salary increases be tied to the council enacting several reforms, such as the elimination of committee chairmanship bonuses known as «lulus» and banning outside income by making council jobs full time.

In the Commons John Bercow has just announced the results of the elections for four select committee chairmanship vacancies.

During his tenure, he held several powerful committee chairmanships; presiding over education, transportation and Appropriations Committees.

With the leadership in their hands, Mr. Klein and Mr. Skelos had the power to bestow coveted committee chairmanships on any Democrat who agreed to cooperate with them.

He later told me that he's open to working with anyone, and when I asked him if he's open to a truly bipartisan chamber by offering committee chairmanships to Democrats, he said: «Sure.

Another perk: The Ways and Means Committee chairmanship carries a pretty hefty stipend, known as a lulu in Albany parlance, of $ 34,000.

And it's also clear if any JCOPE inquiry would result in criminal charges against Lopez, who was stripped of his Housing Committee chairmanship post by Silver, along with a note of censure.

Not committee chairmanships — term limits.

The arrangement with the G.O.P. had resulted in numerous perks for I.D.C. members, including larger staffs and offices, and lucrative committee chairmanships that came with extra cash.

There are a number of questions that remain now that the IDC has agreed to disband, and Klein acknowledges a number of things will change, including committee chairmanships.

Libous told reporters covering the Rules confab the IDC members were not on tap to receive committee chairmanships right around the same time sources with knowledge of the decision were informining other reporters of the details of the deal.

It's not yet clear if the unit will be preserved under Johnson's term, but earlier this month, when he announced committee chairmanships and leadership positions, Johnson said the Council's technology and digital communications efforts would be led by the a «deputy leader for digital communications» — a newly created post given to Council Member Rafael Espinal.

There's a more complicated situation in the Senate, where the five - member IDC holds several committee chairmanships, including Social Services (Sen. Tony Avella), Labor (Sen. Diane Savino), Mental Health (Sen. David Carlucci) and Aging (Sen. David Valesky).

He also noted in a letter to Sampson that appears below that he is indeed making good on his pledge of bipartisanship by offering three Democrats committee chairmanships.

The Senate Democrats, not surprisingly, focused on the IDC ringleader, Sen. Jeff Klein, in their response to the news that the Republicans had provided three of the four renegade former minority members with committee chairmanships.

The development strips Sen. David Carlucci of his Consumer Protection committee chairmanship, Sen. Jesse Hamilton at Banks, Sen. Marisol Alcantara at Labor, and Sen. Tony Avella, who had been chair of Children and Families.

Finally, despite United Russia's commanding majority, 13 of 26 Duma committee chairmanships will go to opposition parties.

Some members on the House Republican Steering Committee — a mix of leadership and rank - and - file lawmakers who recommend committee chairmanships — are urging Wilson to pursue the Foreign Affairs gavel after current Chairman Ed Royce, R - Calif., retires.

One of the two most coveted committee chairmanships went to Ferreras, who was named to head the powerful Finance Committee, which puts her in a prominent seat when it comes to negotiating the city's budget.

The Senate Leadership announced new committee chairmanships Thursday, including a new head of the Transportation Committee.

«Frank Seddio finally grew a pair of balls,» said the source familiar with the deal, which, if successful, will likely net the borough many prime committee chairmanships and other perks.

A Democratic state senator says he has quit his party's caucus after Majority Leader Mark Miller offered him a weak committee chairmanship post.

If the deal holds, Brooklyn Democrats are set to reap the spoils, including at least one choice committee chairmanship and patronage jobs with the City Council that have eluded them in years past.

The State Senate's Republican majority gave committee chairmanship roles to Jeff Klein and the other members of his Independent Caucus.

«Although he eventually lost to Assemblyman Mel Miller, Alan was elected to be Deputy Majority Leader... Miller, however, out of spite, stripped Alan of his beloved Health Committee Chairmanship.

But Klein has been kept close by Senate Republicans: IDC members retained committee chairmanships and the ability to bring some bills to the floor for a vote.

Sen. Joe Robach insists he's perfectly happy chairing his new committee — Infrastructure and Capital Investments — after losing the Labor Committee chairmanship to IDC member Diane Savino.

Other lawmakers have been stripped of committee chairmanships following accusations of bad behavior, including former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who held power as the chair of the Housing Committee, gone following a critical report of sexual harassment and abuse.

It remains unclear who will become Flanagan's deputy majority leader and who will take the Education Committee chairmanship that Flanagan held.

The Home Affairs Committee chairmanship was left free after Keith Vaz resigned after allegations he paid for male escorts.

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The Republicans gave three of the four — including Valesky — Senate committee chairmanships, which come with $ 12,500 stipends.