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Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in a private dinner last week pledged to continue to bolster Senate Republicans, saying he wants to keep John Flanagan the majority leader of the chamber for a «long, long time.»

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In the upper chamber, Minority Leader Harry Reid (D - NV) will be retiring at the end of 2016, clearing the path for Senator Chuck Schumer (D - NY) to take the lead of the Senate Democratic caucus in 2017.

Exactly 20 years ago, just as Cisco's John Chambers took the reins as CEO, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected term limits for Congressional leaders, wiping off the books laws in 23 states limiting the terms of office for U.S. legislators.

To meet this demand, Wells Fargo is supporting a Chamber Training Institute that trains leaders of diverse - segment chambers of commerce on key business and leadership topics for their members, such as how to access business credit and craft strong business plans.

Its website notes that it «facilitates cooperation for U.S. members with the Russian Government, Russian Regional Administrations, U.S. Consulates in Russia, Chambers of Commerce in Russia, and corporate leaders from CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States] countries.»

Another way we will illustrate our support for our colleagues in municipal chambers and their members is to investigate how we might extend our four unique Signature Programs to chambers throughout Greater Vancouver, including our Leaders of Tomorrow mentorship program for post-secondary students, our Company of Young Professionals, our Small Business Council, and our Women's Leadership Circle.

Yet at this moment our nation joins with us in prayer and supplication that despite political differences within these chambers, and despite the fact that at times we may take for granted things that are unique to our American democracy, that we be united in hope and aspiration for the future of our nation... Our nation prays with us as we ask that our leaders be endowed with wisdom.

Also you said barring Chambers they've all failed for you.Ok now that's your opinion.I for one think Gibbs, Wilshere and Ox haven't failed but are blighted with injury.A player like Calum Cahmbers is getting worse on the bench.He needs to play for us to see his real quality whether he's the real deal or not.We need to know.He should go on loan or be allowed to play more next season.I also don't want to see Mertesacker in the line up again.What a terrible leader he's been and I said terrible leader not player though I don't rate him he's ok.Arsene must have proper foresight and vision for this current team to succeed and that's what he lacks.Also mentality of players is terrible I don't even know how to describe it.We have small boys mentality in al most all games we play.

At Arsenal Chambers would very much be a stop gap for a game or two whilst a leader of Koscielny or Mertesacker takes charge, but at Middlesborough Chambers could be set to be commanding himself.

Here's Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos telling reporters at the Log Cabin Republicans fundraiser in Manhattan last night that he would «recommend» to his conference that the same - sex marriage bill return to the floor for a vote next year if the GOP manages to regain control of the chamber.

In a sign that Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's comments critical of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive action on transgender rights will continue to reverberate, one of the state's most prominent LGBT rights groups plans to make a splash in the coming fight for control of the chamber.

As deputy majority leader, Libous was the leader of the GOP conference's floor operations, including the infamous 2009 coup in which two Democratic lawmakers switched to the Republican side, stalling any activity in the chamber for a month.

So he's not the leader of the Senate, he's not the leader of a conference, so he's not setting policy for the chamber,» Stewart - Cousins said.

The hope for Senate Republicans in part is that a unified Senate Democratic conference could help pull the chamber toward the New York City center of power, diluting upstate lawmakers» influence (it's worth noting that Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic leader, is from a suburban district, not New York City.

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

Morse again would not commit to supporting Senate Minority Leader John Sampson for majority leader if he's elected and the Democrats re-take control of the chLeader John Sampson for majority leader if he's elected and the Democrats re-take control of the chleader if he's elected and the Democrats re-take control of the chamber.

At 1:15 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, Assemblyman Andrew Raia and members of the GOP conference will call for legislation to reduce Medicaid costs in New York, back of the Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Felder's candidacy has generated a lot of interest because he has been coy about who he'll support for leader in the event of another closely divided Senate chamber.

The vote came at the end of a special meeting in the Common Council chambers that attracted hundreds of parents, community leaders and activists, all urging the board to take action against Paladino for the remarks that gained international attention.

This will be one of the first major challenges for the duo; while McConnell has led Republicans in the chamber for a decade, Schumer became leader of the Democratic minority in January — though he has been a U.S. senator from New York since 1999.

CapTon's Kaitlyn Ross caught up at the Capitol yesterday with Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who couldn't quite contain his pleasure at the troubles besetting the Democrats on his native Long Island at a time when the battle for control of the chamber is heating up.

De Blasio had three nominees pending with the Senate to serve on the state - run authority, which manages transit — buses, subways, trains, bridges and tunnels — in New York City and surrounding areas including, Long Island: David Jones, a leader with the nonprofit Community Service Society who has advocated reduced transit fares for low - income New Yorkers; Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who chairs the chamber's Transportation Committee; and Veronica Vanterpool, director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and a member of the MTA's «reinvention» commission.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins met privately in New York City on Wednesday with Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, a lawmaker who is a key linchpin for control of the narrowly divided chamber.

Former Senate Minority Leader Marty Connor, who is part of the team of election attorneys handling the recount fight for the Democrats in the Thompson race, said the whole mess could take weeks — or maybe even months — which means there might be empty seats in the chamber when the Legislature returns to Albany in early January.

The embattled chairwoman of the New York City Housing Authority — buffeted by scandals over untested lead paint, false testimony and thousands of residents without heat in the winter cold — testified for nearly five hours before the City Council on Tuesday and did not heed calls by the chamber's leader to apologize.

State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - LI) is pushing for elimination of Cuomo's wage board, which has the power to set salaries for certain industries, in return for his chamber's approval of the plan that the governor has dubbed «Fight for $ 15» by 2021.

The Labour leader said: «We had a very clear manifesto position, which was for a referendum, a 100 % wholly elected second chamber and proper codification of powers.

The worry for both sides, however, is one chamber pulling the strategy employed famously by Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno of simply passing their preferred version of a bill and going home.

Skelos is a longtime lawmaker who became Senate majority leader for several months in 2007 before the Democrats took control of the chamber last year with a slim 32 - to - 30 margin.

Dean Skelos is a longtime lawmaker who became Senate majority leader for several months in 2007 before the Dems took control of the chamber last year with a 32 - 30 margin.

ICYMI: Senate Minority Leader John Sampson insisted during an interview with Errol Louis on «Inside City Hall» last night that the Democrats will emerge victorious from the ongoing struggle for control of the chamber, despite the defection of Senator - elect Simcha Felder and yet - to - be-determined status of the IDC.

The final night of voting included some mini-drama — Democrats from Westchester fought for a sales tax increase in Yonkers as well as new hotel levies, and chamber leaders took the rare step of calling off a bill during voting because it lacked support — but was mostly spent approving an omnibus bill for outstanding housing and education issues.

As leader of the five - member breakaway faction that allied with Republicans to form the chamber's governing coalition (and keep Democrats from assuming the control that should have accompanied their mathematical majority), Klein has been justifying the partnership since it formed in 2012 as a win for progressives, rather than as a means of self - empowerment.

Stringer made the comment at a Harlem rally calling for fractured state Senate Democrats to unify and make Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins majority leader of a house where the Dems come November are expected to again have the majority but not control the chamber because nine breakaway Dems are aligned with the Republicans in a leadership coalition.

The recent loans - for - peerages row revealed the flaws in a fully appointed chamber and today leader of the Commons Jack Straw confirmed that a vote on composition could be expected at the end of the year.

Restive upstate advocates who supported Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco's bid for majority leader where disappointed to see another downstate member ascend to the majority leader post in a chamber that is the last lever of power controlled statewide by Republicans.

Also at 11 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and his colleagues will be joined by education advocates and professionals at a press conference to call for equitable education funding and the release of school aid runs, back of Assembly chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

In previous years, Cuomo has traveled the state to drum up support for his agenda in Albany, deploying cabinet officials to speak with local officials, chambers of commerce and community college leaders to give a truncated version of the State of the State.

Also at 11 a.m., AARP will deliver 10,000 postcards to state legislative leaders and Cuomo urging them to include «Secure Choice» in the state budget to provide millions of private sector employees an effective way to save for retirement at work, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

The Labour leader was addressing the annual conference of the British Chambers of Commerce for the first time as Leader of the Opposleader was addressing the annual conference of the British Chambers of Commerce for the first time as Leader of the OpposLeader of the Opposition.

As the battle for control of the state Senate heats up, the chamber's Democrats have filed a formal complaint with the state Board of Elections over a $ 1 million contribution to the Republicans from their former leader, ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph leader, ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph Leader Joseph Bruno.

With legislators in both parties blaming Cuomo for thwarting their long - awaited pay raise, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan vowed in his opening remarks on the chamber floor to «stand up for the primacy and independence of this body, which is long overdue,» sparking a bipartisan standing ovation.

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.

ALBANY — As the battle for control of the state Senate heats up, the chamber's Democrats have filed a formal complaint over a $ 1 million contribution to the Republicans from their former leader.

Legislative leaders reached a new, two - year budget agreement Tuesday that could come up for a vote in both chambers of the General Assembly as early as Wednesday.

But in a statement, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos did not suggest any immediate consequences for Libous, who has been his deputy since he took the reins of the chamber in 2008 and who ran the G.O.P. political operation in 2010 and 2012.

«I think the budget that was passed in both chambers is a terrible budget for the state of Connecticut,» House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D - Berlin, said Thursday after emerging from closed - door talks with Malloy and legislative leaders from both parties.

The apparent ouster of Republican Sen. Michael Venditto by John Brooks on Long Island prompted the leader of the chamber's Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, to call for eight breakaway colleagues to coalesce with them into a single bloc.

State Senate Democrats plan to use Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan's full - throated endorsement of Donald Trump during last week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland as an issue during the upcoming fight for control of the chamber.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in an interview on Wednesday said he isn't taking for granted the support of 1199 SEIU amid reports the powerful labor group will back the GOP conference for continued control of the chamber.