Sentences with phrase «fellow majority conference»

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Schneiderman is backed by Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and most of his fellow majority members.

But the wage debate opened fissures within the conference that were first exposed last year, Dean Skelos stepped down as majority leader and was replaced by a fellow Long Island lawmaker, John Flanagan.

After telling reporters in no uncertain terms that his conference would be leaving Albany, not to return until next week, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and his fellow majority members did noconference would be leaving Albany, not to return until next week, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and his fellow majority members did noConference Leader John Sampson and his fellow majority members did not go home.

Heastie and 10 fellow Assembly majority conference members will be making the «educational» voyage, departing this Sunday and returning Dec. 22.

(His fellow GOPer, Long Island Rep. Peter King, was a sponsor of the bill and voted «yes» after taking it on the chin from Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner when members of his conference refused to provide sufficient support to reach the majority's two - thirds requirement back in July).

Getting kicked out of New Visions is just the latest repercussion since he joined the IDC — a group that, according to spokeswoman Candace Giove, «conferences with fellow Democrats, but works in majority coalition with 32 senators who elected a Republican leader.»

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson did not take kindly to the suggestion by his fellow Democrat (and former Senate minority leader) Gov. David Paterson that the GOP has likely succeeded in its quest to take back the majority, despite the fact that three races remain undecided.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein, whose breakaway Democratic conference has a relationship — though no longer a power - sharing deal — with the Senate Republicans, issued a statement calling the corruption charges outlined today by the US attorney against Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos «serious and distburing,» but did not join fellow Democrats in calling for the senator to give up his leadership post.

Joined by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, fellow Senate Dems and members of the Assembly majority and minority conferences, Sen. Mike Gianaris lit into the missing Senate Republicans, accusing them (yet again) of renegging on their redistricting reform campaign promise.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan is scheduled to attend an Onondaga County GOP event tomorrow in Syracuse — his first upstate trip since he ascended to replace his fellow Long Islander, Dean Skelos, as head of the GOP conference earlier this month.

One of those factors will likely be what his run would mean for his fellow Senate Republicans, who are gearing up for a re-match with the Democrats for control of the chamber in what's shaping up to be a challenging year, thanks to the twin corruption convictions of two former top conference leaders — ex-Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous and ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos — as well as a presidential election that will likely boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.

An IDC spokeswoman denied the group conferences with Republicans, saying they conference with fellow Democrats and work «in Majority Coalition with 32 senators who elected a Republican leader, enabling IDC members to move and pass progressive legislation.»

Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. (D - Bronx) speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany on Tuesday after Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced he will file suit against Espada accusing the fellow Democrat of siphoning $ 14 million from his Bronx clinic that has received state grants.

Skelos ceded power over the Senate's majority conference a week after his arrest to fellow Long Island Republican Sen. John Flanagan As was the case with Silver and his Democrats, GOP support for Skelos eroded quickly as a schism between upstate and downstate conference members began to show.