Sentences with phrase «handful of breakaway»

A coalition of Republicans and a handful of breakaway Democrats have blocked votes on an abortion rights provision that would codify into state law the federal rights granted to New York women under the landmark Roe v Wade decision.

The Senate, led by Republicans and a handful of breakaway Democrats, passed nine of the tenets of the women's equality act, but did not have enough votes for the abortion rights provision.

Senate Republicans give it to all their members, along with a handful of breakaway Democrats (recently reunited with the mothership).

Crouse, however, said the Republican power - sharing deal in the state Senate with a handful of breakaway Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference shows just how unwieldy the logistics of coalitions can be.

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Last week, it was first revealed that a handful of Senate Republicans and members of their coalition, the breakaway Democrats known as the IDC, were receiving stipends for jobs they do not hold.

Republicans currently control the Senate with a handful of members from the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference, which announced in late June that it plans to rejoin the mainline Democrats next year.