Sentences with phrase «deadlocked senate»

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson has drawn a red circle around Tuesday on the calendar, marking what he says is a critical deadline for New York's deadlocked Senate.

Espada was a key figure in the June 8 leadership coup that deadlocked the Senate for a month.

To end the chaos of a deadlocked Senate, he cleverly defied custom and presumably the state constitution to appoint a lieutenant governor — who provided the tie - breaking vote — and imposed order on the legislative process.

Sampson noted that the 2009 coup, which deadlocked the Senate for a month and took place on the Democrats» watch, occurred because the Republicans lured two fickle (and now former) Democratic senators — Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr. — over to their side of the aisle.

Since the Republicans all but washed out on Election Day at the state level, losing every statewide contest and nearly deadlocking the Senate (although things are looking up for them there), Cox has been focusing on the House successes whenever anyone criticizes his leadership and suggests he should resign.

He never in my presence mentioned Espada deadlocking the Senate.

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Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans blocked a bill to fund the government after the two parties failed to break their deadlock over immigration.

With deadlock in the Senate it will be harder to pass key legislation needed for economic reforms.

At last, a decision from the long - deadlocked jury mulling the fate of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr..

Given everything that's happened of late, the Senate rejecting gun safety legislation appears to make so sense whatsoever — unless, of course, we consider the continuing and maddening congressional deadlock, the sinful lobbying powers of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the deeply - felt belief among many in the American public that more guns — not fewer guns — will keep us all safe.

The issue of mayoral control was deadlocked because the Republican - led Senate wanted to tie it to an increase in the number of charter schools allowed to operate in New York City.

The Senate will probably be deadlocked thanks to Republicans» thin control of the chamber.

[Crain's New York] The Times trails state Sen. Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose) around a National Night Out Against Crime gathering and finds the recent Senate deadlock has not tarnished his image.

Sen. Hiram Moserrate returns to Democratic fold in the state Senate creating a 31 - 31 deadlock that will require of legislators an unprecedented degree of maturity to get anything at all done.

Going to an odd number also removes the possibility of a deadlocked 31 - 31 chamber and Senate coup vets all know how that worked out.

In Kentucky — one of only two states right now where the Democrats hope to go on offense — the poll suggests that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's basically deadlocked with Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.

Since the Senate can only choose between the top two candidates (presumably Kaine and Pence), it would take a perfect tie for them to remain deadlocked.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was fairly terse in his response just now when asked for a reaction to the Senate GOP's move to strip LG Bob Duffy of his right to break a tie in the event of a deadlocked leadership vote in the chamber.

The measur remains deadlock in the Senate 31 - 31 and Senate Republicans continue to huddle in close - door conference.

This most likely pushes back the timetable for same - sex marriage legalization in Senate, where the vote remains deadlocked at 31 - 31.

Of course, if the House were to deadlock, the Vice-President selected by either the electors or the Senate (if the electors tie on VP too) would take over.

The Senate is currently deadlocked at 31 - 31 on the measure, one shy of what's needed for it to pass.

The senator did say, however, that he plans to do «whatever we can to make sure that there is an odd number» of seats in the Senate come 2012 — be it 61 or 63 — to end the possibility of a deadlock once and for all.

In Kentucky — one of only two states right now where the Democrats hope to go on offense — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell appears basically deadlocked with Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. will face a new criminal trial on four corruption charges that a jury deadlocked on yesterday during his initial fraud and embezzlement trial, The Post has learned.

But the Republican - led Senate and Democratic Assembly are deadlocked on proposed reforms.

The governor picked Ravitch on July 8 amid a 31 - 31 Senate deadlock, which left Democrats and Republicans arguing over who should fill the majority leader post in the legislative body.

The Times trails state Sen. Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose) around a National Night Out Against Crime gathering and finds the recent Senate deadlock has not tarnished his image.

The governor's office favored SL Green, but said he picked Aqueduct Entertainment Group to break a deadlock with the State Senate.

It «settles the critical question of who would be in charge should the governor be incapacitated,» pushes the Senate toward ending the deadlock, and gives Albany «a wise head who has no political ambitions.»

New York Governor David Paterson has ordered an emergency session for New York's Senate as the power deadlock enters its third week and the scheduled end of the legislative session arrives on Monday.

After a week of toying with rebellion, state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) returned to the Democratic fold Monday, leaving the Senate deadlocked with 31 votes in each caucus.

(CNN)- A new poll indicates that the bitter campaign battle in Nevada between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican challenger Sharron Angle is deadlocked.

It seems there could be a light at the end of the tunnel in the interminable State Senate deadlock (then again, it could just be a train, as they say).

When the State Senate and Assembly deadlocked over how to gerrymander the districts, he allowed a court to draw the Congressional lines for New York without offering any input.

Now Grisanti is acknowledging political reality by flipping back to the Democrats, which puts the Senate back into deadlock.

As a measure of how murky the financial dealings of former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno were, the jury on his corruption trial says they've reached a verdict on two of the counts so far, but are deadlocked on the other six.

The new 46th senate district is nearly deadlocked with Republican Assemblyman George Amedore trailing Democratic School Board member Cecilia Tkaczyk by 139 votes with 7500 absentee and affidavit ballots due to be counted in the coming weeks.

Paterson's appointment provided a tie - breaking vote in the Senate, which had been deadlocked at 31 - 31 since shortly after a June 8 overthrow of Democratic leadership.

(CNN)- The Massachusetts race for a U.S. Senate seat remains deadlocked between Sen. Scott Brown, the incumbent Republican, and Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a poll released Wednesday showed.

Politics The House and Senate remained deadlocked on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security Thursday with less than 48 hours before the agency will go without funding.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislation on Friday aimed at forging a compromise between Democrats and Republicans deadlocked in the Senate over energy issues.

Current renewable energy legislation is stalled in the senate, with disagreement over offshore oil drilling being cited as a reason for the current deadlock.

Climate change debate remains deadlocked; Fiscal year 2010 budget work continues; Health care bills advance with S&T provisions; New tuna quotas called insufficient; Congress examines geoengineering of climate system; Senate committee passes biosecurity bill; Odds and ends