Sentences with phrase «majority conference»
Both of these companies have long histories of making large contributions to majority conference members of either party.
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This is, of course, a big issue for the downstate Democrats who make up the bulk of the 99 - member majority conference in the Assembly.
Those close to Paterson countered that the new attack was meant to divert attention from the failure of Senate Majority Conference Leader John Sampson (D - Brooklyn) to muster the 32 votes needed to pass a final budget bill that has already cleared the Assembly.
Following that reversal, Senate Democratic Majority Conference Leader John Sampson stressed that the conference had reached broad agreement on the idea, and would continue to work toward a bill that would pass in the Legislature.
Senate GOP spokesman Soctt Reif later in the day confirmed four more names of majority conference members heading to the RNC: Sens. John DeFrancisco, Tom O'Mara, Tom Croci and Martin Golden.
Lawmakers noted that their leaders, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic Majority Conference Leader John Sampson, have been working with one another all along and met in New York City on Wednesday.
But as in 2009, several senators are expected to disclose their position only in the floor vote, a dramatic moment rare in Albany where most issues are decided by majority conferences long before a public vote.
I am overwhelmingly grateful for the patience, persistence and commitment of the members of the Assembly Majority Conference for their support in delivering on our promise to put and keep families first in New York,» said Heastie.
The ad seeks to exploit the upstate - downstate divide, casting Stachowski as a champion fighting against the «downstate enemies of Western New York» (which just so happens to include both his leader, John Sampson, who is supporting Stachowski, and most of his fellow majority conference colleagues).
The bill has Republican Majority Conference support in the Senate but lacks key Assembly Democratic Majority backing.
The Senate has passed a tax cap, but I've been told by several majority conference sources that they felt safe in doing so when they knew it was merely a one - house bill because there was no real danger of angering the unions in an election year.
Water Rangers to Host Toxic Fracking Cocktail Party Outside NYS Senate Majority Conference Room Wednesday June 06, 2012 at 09:15 am
In a span of less than four months, the two majority conference legislative leaders who had been in place throughout the duration of Cuomo's first four - year term and the start of his second — Senator Dean Skelos and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver — were both forced to relinquish power following unrelated federal corruption scandals.
Speaker Silver, whose Democratic Majority Conference wants to see the temporary income tax surcharge on the rich renewed when it expires December 31st, says he has not given up on his point of view prevailing in the upcoming debate over the new state budget.
Simply proclaiming their support and ratcheting up the pressure on their fellow majority conference members might be seen as sufficiently grievous as to merit primary challenges — even if no vote gets taken.
She served as the campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - Jamaica) and as counsel to the state Senate majority conference when Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis) was president of the upper chamber.
The meeting between Cuomo and the Assembly Democrats will come after Monday night's closed - door majority conference at which members will hold a leadership vote (the formal full house vote will take place in January when the Legislature convenes for the 2011 session).
Duffy dined last night with seven majority conference lawmakers at the Ft. Orange Club just a stone's throw from the Capitol.
Assemblyman Joe Lentol, a Democrat from Brooklyn, said there was a «framework of an agreement» on the issue, but the details will have to be sold to the individual majority conferences in the Legislature before lawmakers can move on.
Though lawmakers were pleased with what they said was progress being made on the issue — which has split the Legislature over which charges should be tried in either diversion court or a family court — there was no indication either majority conference embraced the latest language.
According to one highly - placed majority conference source, the SUNY empowerment plan is the biggest sticking point.
Why is the Democratic Majority Conference failing to win elections repeatedly?
For example, Senator Carl Marcellino holds the post of majority conference vice chairman.
The race for the Democratic nod for Nassau County executive is shaping up to be something of a power struggle, with local party officials going one way and leaders of the Assembly majority conference backing one of their own.
It was selected to mock the $ 12 per hour NY State Senate Majority Conference Flak that employs so many of Goebbels propaganda techniques!
Heastie would not confirm that a tentative deal had been reached, and said he needs to go over the details with his Democratic majority conference first.
Where does Wendy stand on the effort to extend the statute of limitation on child molestation — an issue strongly opposed by NYC Archbishop along with Senator John Flanagan, Senator DeFrancisco, and the «law and order» TEAPublican majority conference in the Senate!
Representatives from Cuomo's office and leaders of the Legislature's majority conferences did not immediately return a request for comment.
ALBANY — The version of the Education Investment Tax Credit that Governor Andrew Cuomo included in his executive budget proposal differs significantly from the legislation that the State Senate approved this year and in past years, that chamber's G.O.P. majority conference noted in an analysis on Friday.
The budgets are non-binding but used to send clear messages about majority conferences» top priorities before entering final negotiations with the governor.
Ulrich is clearly the favorite of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee and the GOP majority conference in Albany, both of which have contributed heavily to his effort to unseat Queens Democratic Sen. Joe Addabbo.
«Our Senate Majority Conference looks forward to working with the Executive to meet the transportation needs of our state.»
Buffalo Assemblyman Mickey Kearns was officially invited back into the fold as a member of the Assembly Democratic majority conference after three years of being on the political outs.
Here's the statement released on Senate Majority Conference letterhead from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson.
The Senate Majority Conference stands ready to come back and take the necessary action to move our state forward.»
Sen. John Flanagan, the leader of the Republican majority conference that has been the main source of opposition to changing the treatment of LLCs, did have something to say about that.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie continues his tour of majority conference members» districts with a visit to Long Island.
Sen. Majority Conference Leader John L. Sampson (D - Brooklyn) announced Monday he had appointed Gianaris to chair the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.
Heastie and 10 fellow Assembly majority conference members will be making the «educational» voyage, departing this Sunday and returning Dec. 22.
«I am delighted that unofficial tallies show that four new Democrats were elected tonight, bringing our Assembly Majority conference to 101,» Silver said.
According to one majority conference source, Silver mentioned he would be making a last - ditch push for the switch when the Legislature returned to Albany this week.
Of the three presidential candidates who spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C., Thursday, there was no question whom the audience was waiting for.
Rabbi Lefkowitz, Agudath Israel of America chairman of the board Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger, the Belzer community's Shimon Ostreicher and Shiya Ostreicher, and Monroe Satmar representatives Jacob Sofer, Berel Mittleman and Akiva Klein subsequently met with Democratic Majority Conference Leader Sampson, who expressed his commitment «to making sure that TAP is passed this year.»
Mr. LaValle, 77, receives an additional $ 25,000 as chairman of the Senate Majority Conference as well as a $ 98,000 retirement pension not listed in his report.
But, generally speaking, the majority conference is standing by Silver — for now.
As Knickerbocker noted earlier today, this comes on the heels of the Senate Democrats» efforts to create so - called «councils» of labor, business and LGBT leaders, offering exclusive access to members of the majority conference for the low, low price of $ 50,000 to $ 25,000.
Also please note he works for the New York Senate Majority Conference.
The senator has a history of frustrating his majority conference colleagues — particularly with all his «no» votes on key legislation like the budget extender bills.