Sentences with phrase «door negotiations among»

With precious little time remaining for the legislative session, which is to end on Thursday, the antepenultimate day in Albany was marked by the usual closed - door negotiations among Democrats, who run the State Assembly, and Republicans, who rule the State Senate.

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As budget negotiations — which are conducted behind closed doors among the governor and three top legislative leaders, out of sight of even other lawmakers — unfolded over the past week, it became increasingly clear that the Legislature would punt policy issues such as gun control or bail reform to after the budget's April 1 deadline, in favor of financial considerations.

Perhaps in honor of the wonky week, Cuomo offered this gem about budget negotiations, which happen among him and legislative leaders in private: «Just because something is done behind closed doors doesn't mean the process isn't transparent.»