Sentences with phrase «hour budget session»

He once stalled weary senators for three hours during a marathon 17 - hour budget session because of his reluctance to vote for the minimum wage hike in return for more school aid.

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Lawmakers in the Senate began voting on budget bills Thursday evening, concluding work at around 9:30 this morning, making for a 17 - hour session.

The Assembly and Senate both voted into the early hours of the morning, passing several noncontroversial budget bills — for example, a transportation funding measure that did not include anything for the MTA, which is an area that has caused considerable consternation this session.

With less than 2-1/2 hours remaining before the 2017 legislative session's close at midnight, State Senator Leonard Fasano and Vincent Mauro, Jr., Chief of Staff for Senate Democrats, discuss the evening's final hours during Senate debate on the budget.

Still, as indicated by some of the staffers» job titles, it does not seem they would necessarily be racking up exceedingly long hours during budget or end - of - session negotiations.

Within hours, Mr. Paterson counterattacked, saying through a spokesman that he would call the Legislature into extraordinary session on Sunday evening to consider several measures, including an overhaul of the state university system that would allow individual campuses to set their own tuition rates and a requirement that the Legislature certify that budgets are in long - term balance.

About an hour later, frustrated Senate Republicans gaveled out of session and announced they wouldn't be back at the Capitol unless a deal on the budget is in place.

«While Senate Democrats were prepared to take action to bring New York's budget into balance, the Governor failed to submit legislation in time for thoughtful consideration and review — delivering a final bill two hours after the start of the extraordinary session he called two weeks ago.»

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, shakes hands with Sen. Ed Gomes, also a Bridgeport Democrat, after the budget passed unanimously in the Senate and was sent to the House where it passed 142 - 8 in the final hour of the session.

About an hour after releasing the letter, Malloy met with the top lawmakers, all sides agreeing to meet again next week to hammer out a budget deal before the legislative session ends on May 4.

«Very rarely we've had a day where we've had more than 10 bills under consideration at all, and we're roughly halfway through the session calendar,» said Senate Democratic floor leader Mike Gianaris on Wednesday, about an hour after his attempts to get a vote on his conference's budget proposal came to naught.

Washington — In a session that stretched into the wee hours of Nov. 22, the Congress approved a budget - reconciliation package that would restore most of the automatic cuts made last month under the Gramm - Rudman - Hollings deficit - reduction law.

Administrators told the board they plan to spend about $ 50,000 more than is budgeted on specific efforts at Sylvanie Williams — more social work support and therapy, to help students whose personal circumstances are keeping them from learning, more substitute teachers and stipends for current teachers who are spending additional hours tutoring the students, more laptops for some of the computer - based learning programs, and money for busing students to weekend tutoring sessions.

No wonder the chamber's minority Democrats, mostly ignored during budget drafting, went through the exercise of submitting futile amendments that prolonged the wee - hours session.

The counseling session will last approximately one hour or longer depending on your knowledge of the program and how prepared you are with your budget information.

The road to that point is not easy — oftentimes, you must complete hours of counseling sessions and curb your spending to fit your budget — but once you are in the clear financially, you will be happy you put in the hard work.

They think of the 2 or 3 - hour session in terms of their monthly budget for their relationship enhancement.