Sentences with phrase «controlled upper house»

ICYMI: Allies of the Senate Democrats, who are anxious to see a Democrat - controlled upper house in order to more easily pass what they have deemed a «progressive» agenda, are now injecting race into the equation, noting a coalition between the Republicans and Independent Democratic Conference will be dominated by white men.

Liberals have nudged Cuomo to push for a Democratic - controlled Senate and mainline conference members have pointed to a host of issues that would be easier for the governor if his own party controlled the upper house of the Legislature.

New York's senior senator isn't psyched about the idea of being back in the minority after serving as one of the most powerful men in the Democrat - controlled upper house.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins is using Gov. Andrew Cuomo's free college tuition plan as yet another example of how much more the governor might be able to accomplish if only his fellow Democrats controlled the upper house.

Labor doesn't control the upper house, where the Liberals, Nationals, One Nation and Greens have 21 MLCs to Labor's 12 voting ones.

«I think (Centro) will be funded so they don't cut routes, otherwise that part of the budget is not going to be acceptable to us,» DeFrancisco said of Senate Republicans, who control the upper house.

Since 2012, the five - member IDC has colluded with the State Senate Republicans to control the upper house of the legislature.

When asked if Klein is considering siding with the Senate Republicans — who control the upper house currently by only three votes — Soufer said absolutely not.

During the primary, Mr. Cuomo's longshot challenger Zephyr Teachout called the Women's Equality line «a sham party,» pointing to reports that the governor had colluded with the State Senate's breakaway Independent Democratic Conference to allow the GOP to continue to control the upper house of the state legislature — which led to the failed effort to pass the complete Women's Equality Agenda.

Democrats are more forgiving of their incumbent senators than Republicans, while voters are divided over who should control the upper house in 2011.

Tkaczyk's seating, however, will not give mainstream Democrats enough votes to break the alliance between Senate Republicans and the Independent Democratic Conference — an alliance which currently controls the upper house of the state Legislature.

She also pointed to reports that Mr. Cuomo colluded with the Republicans and the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference to allow the GOP to continue to control the upper house of the state legislature — and thus block the Women's Equality Agenda from passing.

Not exact matches

Abe's ruling camp controls the lower house but lacks a majority in the upper house, so needs the support of opposition parties to pass the nomination.

But the latest fundraising totals seem to indicate Republicans will have no problem raising the money they need to compete and hold onto their control of the upper house.

After the November elections, the IDC forged a deal with Senate Republicans for control of the upper house.

The new organization — which would be empowered by the US Supreme Court's controversial 5 - 4 «Citizens United» ruling in June, which gave corporations the green light to run «issues advertising» targeting specific candidates on TV and radio — would initially focus on state Senate races in hopes of seeing the Legislature's upper house return to Republican control, said a source familiar with the planning for the group.

While almost a month has passed, ballots for two upstate seats are being still counted, leaving the control of Albany's upper house in flux.

Left - leaning healthcare workers union 1199 SEIU has endorsed Brooklyn GOP State Senator Martin Golden for re-election — in spite of a vow earlier this year to work exclusively toward helping the Democrats win control of the upper house of the state legislature.

Trump may think McConnell and his Republican Senate colleagues are occasionally a headache for him now, but a GOP - controlled upper chamber will be a major asset for the president if Democrats take control of the House next year.

The district is likely to be a battleground again next year as the Democrats and Republicans stage yet another re-match for control of the upper house.

However, shadow Commons leader Theresa May warned that with only 20 per cent non-political members, the reforms would «put parties even more in control of the upper House and risk the independence that has seen it defeat the government 415 times».

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former state senator, said NYC has «lost billions» due the Republicans» ongoing control of the upper house, and, in his opinion, the governor is to blame.

If Republicans can pick off first - termers Terry Gipson in Dutchess and Tkaczyk, they regain absolute control of the upper house.

We asked him what plan he has to regain control of the upper house in 2012.

Senate Democrats, after an embarrassingly dysfunctional two years in power and riven by bitter racial and philosophical divisions, lost control of the Legislature's upper house in 2010, prompting Klein to form the IDC.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is very suspect in the continued Republican control of the upper house.

«I obviously have real political differences with the governor and I'm very uncomfortable with how he's handled the Republican state Senate and the IDC, for example,» de Blasio said, referring to the group of breakaway Democrats who are allied with Republicans, buttressing their control of the upper house.

In fact, for the last 10 years the upper house at Westminster has continued to function with no overall control, with the Labour government having to secure the support of one or more other parties in order to win a vote.

If Democrats have any hope of gaining control of the New York State Senate this year — gaining an upper hand on progressive priorities like expanding voting rights, campaign finance reform, promoting reproductive justice, affordable housing, criminal justice reform, and gun control — then we have to win the April 24 special election in lower Westchester.

If Rajoy invokes Article 155 of the 1978 constitution, which allows him to take control of a region if it breaks the law, it would not be fully effective until at least early next week as it needs upper house approval.

The same day that Republicans gained control of the state Senate, Sen. - elect Michael Gianaris (D - Astoria) was pegged to restore the Democratic majority in the upper house in Albany even though he will only be a freshman.

GOP leaders in the state's upper house introduced another proposal to re-authorize mayoral control of the state's largest school system, offering New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio an additional three years but pairing it with a tax credit for donations to private school scholarships — a known poison pill for Heastie and the Democratic conference he leads.

Some critics have argued that Mr. Cuomo — who reportedly facilitated the arrangement between the GOP and the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference to maintain control of the upper house of the legislature — created the Women's Equality Party as a means to siphon support away from the Working Families Party, in order to deny them the 50,000 votes needed to remain on the ballot.

Because the law doesn't directly affect state policy, it does not need the approval of the Bundesrat, Germany's upper house of parliament, which is controlled by the opposition Christian Democratic Party.

It is tempting to look at this week's recall elections in Wisconsin — and the fact that Republicans retain control of the Badger State's upper house — through the gaze of all - politics - are - local.

With the height requirements set in stone, or rather punched into their CAD program, the engineers at Roadster Shop set out to design a double - wishbone IFS setup using in - house fabricated upper and lower control arms mated to Wilwood Pro Spindles.

It's a three spoke design, familiar to the Volkswagen range, but just one of the upper spokes houses steering wheel controls.

The car has gone through a complete body off restoration, all new sheet metal and wheel housings, complete rear end with tube type control arms, w / adjustable uppers, new factory correct springs and bill tech gas shocks, 12 bolt posi rear end w / 3.73 gears.

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Upper and lower control arms, shafts and bushings; upper and lower ball joints; struts, housing and cartridge; wheel bearings / hubs; spindle / steering knuckle and spindle support; coil and leaf springs, seats and bushings, leaf spring shackles; track bars, links and bushings; electronic level control components including pump, accumulator, lines, bags; stabilizer bar, links and bushings.

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The cylinder block and bearing housing are made of aluminium, the four valves per cylinder are controlled by two upper camshafts, friction - optimised cam followers and hydraulic valve clearance compensation elements.

Located on the upper level of the Harrison House, this suite features vaulted ceilings, Brazilian cherry flooring, two flat screen TVs, king feather - top bed, remote controlled gas fireplace, fully appointed kitchen, barbecue grilll, hand tiled bath with dual waterfall showers and dual waterfall vanity.

The upper and bottom rims are thin, housing only a Huawei logo, while the control keys are capacitive and take up a part of the user interface.