Sentences with phrase «majority leaders of»

Kolb, in turn, wrote to the majority leaders of each conference in both houses, asking them to jointly invite Bharara to address the legislature as a whole.

Eleven members of the board are appointed by elected officials: seven by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and two apiece by the majority leaders of the Assembly and Senate.

Some rank - and - file legislators who aren't privy to the backroom budget negotiations among Cuomo and majority leaders of the two houses harbor a deep mistrust of the administration's plans.

Rivera has advocated for the very ethics reforms the editorial accuses the governor and majority leaders of avoiding and Rivera is part of the Democratic minority in the Senate that has no power at the negotiating table.

Tom DeLay, the Republican majority leader of the House of Representatives, confided to a Texas Baptist audience that God had made Bush president «to promote a biblical world - view.»

Also, even though this alliance forces Smith to let bygones be bygones with a guy who once reportedly tried to oust him from his majority leader post (that would be Sen. Jeff Klein back in 2008 when the leadership struggle No. 1 took place), it could hardly be any worse than being the deposed former majority leader of the Democratic conference where he's pretty much just a back bencher since losing his power in the 2009 coup.

Dean Skelos insisted on Monday that he did not personally lobby his colleagues to pick John Flanagan as the new majority leader of the chamber, even as he personally supported his bid.

At the 7:30 - minute mark Paladino talks about putting Silver «in one of those Roman cages, OK, so that people can see the guy who has tormented New York State for the last 15 years while he's been the majority leader of the, the speaker of the Assembly.

And I think it would be in the best interests of the Senate and of the state of New York, as we move forward, for Senator Espada to step down as Majority Leader of the State Senate.»

«The charges outlined today by the Attorney General against the Democrat Majority Leader of the Senate are very serious.

This comes on the heels of yesterday's bombshell civil suit filed by Cuomo against Espada in which the AG accused the Democratic majority leader of treating Soundview like his «personal piggybank,» looting the nonprofit of more than $ 14 million worth of charitable funds to pay for everything from lavish trips for himself and his family to $ 20,000 worth of sushi — some of which was delivered to his Mamaroneck home.

The results clearly point to Morelle, the Deputy Majority Leader of the state Assembly, as the early favorite.

And the voters have to decide, do I want John Flanagan or Andrea Stewart - Cousins to majority leader of the senate?

I intend to change the Republican Party as we have known it with the voluntary or forced resignation of previously identified RINO County Chairs like Vinny Reda, in Rockland County, as well as Dean Skelos as Majority Leader of the Senate and Brian Kolb as the Minority Leader of the Assembly.

If they break the law, they shouldn't be the majority leader of the State of New York.

At a rally in Harlem, many of the state's top African - American politicians, chanting «Andrea, Andrea,» voiced their support for the current leader of Senate Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, to become the majority leader of the Senate.

Daniel B. Walsh, the former Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly, joined The Business Council in May of 1987, and became President of the Council upon Mr. Schuler's retirement in 1988.

When the rallying to oust Skelos became louder, Nozzolio and Seward joined 14 other senators in signing a letter that said «We strongly believe that Senator Dean Skelos should remain on as majority leader of the New York State Senate.»

That case involved campaign contributions and also led to the overturning of the corruption convictions of two former powers in New York State politics — Sheldon Silver, the longtime Democratic speaker of the State Assembly, and Dean Skelos, the former Republican majority leader of the State Senate.

Sena said that records from March and April 2012 show a significant volume of communication from Edward Mangano to the then - majority leader of the county Legislature, Peter Schmitt, who is now deceased.

Recall that Million was once declared wanted by Lagos State former Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, in December 2012, after he led a four - man gang of kidnappers to abduct former Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly, Tofeeq Adeniji, in Lagos, and took him through the rivers to Delta State, where he demanded N30 million as ransom.

Stewart - Cousins joined us just hours after attending a Harlem rally at which fellow Democrats expressed their support for her and for her ascension to majority leader of the Senate.

«He's salivating, basically, to become the majority leader of the U.S. Senate,» Long told reporters in the Binghamton area on Tuesday.

When Malcolm Smith, the new majority leader of the New York State Senate, invited me up to Albany to consult on a marketing project, I came away impressed.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Majority Leader of the Broome County Legislature Stephen Flagg was the only Republican to respond to our request.

He has been majority leader of the Assembly since 2013.

Dadey and DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader of the state Senate, have been GOP delegates to the presidential nominating conventions in the past.

This time the cases of Sheldon Silver, former speaker of the Assembly, and Dean Skelos, former majority leader of the Senate, are being watched nationwide as test cases of federal prosecutors» ability to win public - corruption convictions under a new legal standard.

Even though he's a U.S. Senator and, hopefully, he becomes the next majority leader of the U.S. Senate.

Too bad the Majority Leader of the State Senate only knows political stunts.

Shortly after the letter was read and accepted, the lawmakers elected the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Alhaji Abdullahi Atta as the new Speaker.

A related development of such nature came up on Monday as some loyalists of Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, boycotted the inauguration of standing committees of the house faulting the distribution formula.

«I am honored to be appointed Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate.

He's a longtime Sheehan critic whose dad, Frank Commisso Sr., is the longtime majority leader of the Albany County Legislature.

McCoy is a Sheehan ally, while Commisso Jr.'s father Frank Commisso Sr. is the majority leader of the county Legislature.

Not everyone in Albany will agree with DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader of the New York State Senate.

Commisso, whose father Frank Commisso Sr. is the majority leader of the Albany County Legislature and a longtime Democrat, has represented the 15th Ward since 2010.

Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan appointed Central New York Senator John DeFrancisco as Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, thus restoring regional balance in the leadership of the upper chamber.

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.

Two more lawmakers, a former Senate Leader and the Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, were convicted of corruption in the past week.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed deputy majority leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

Senator Dean Skelos, the Majority Leader of the Senate and organizer of the conference, was actively involved throughout the conference.

Dean Skelos, who served for seven years as the majority leader of the state Senate before his arrest on federal corruption charges earlier this year, was convicted on eight counts of using his office to secure lucrative employment opportunities for his son, Adam.

We sit down with Joe Morelle, the majority leader of the State Assembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

And Yonkers now has 2 State Senators who call the City home, something that has never occurred, and if the democrats can unite, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins from Yonkers will become the Majority Leader of the State Senate.

State Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre), Long Island's highest - ranking legislator and majority leader of the Senate, is the focus of a federal investigation into allegations of corruption.

Walker testified that Dean Skelos, then the majority leader of the state senate, inquired in January about the status of AbTech Industries» $ 40,000 payment due from the county.

DeFrancisco reached the peak of his political power in 2015 when he became deputy majority leader of Senate Republicans, the second - ranking member in the Senate.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed Deputy Majority Leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

In February, Carl Heastie took over as speaker of the Assembly, and on Monday, John Flanagan became majority leader of the Senate.