Sentences with phrase «majority of assembly members»

Upon her nomination earlier this year, Aba Hagan had been facing a very stiff opposition from majority of the assembly members, leading to her getting seventeen out of the forty - three members who voted back in May.

The bill that would legalize MMA has not received a floor vote even though a majority of assembly members support it.

«I would say the vast majority of Democrats would not agree, and certainly the vast majority of Assembly members would not agree» with the cap, Mr. de Blasio said.

Not exact matches

ICYMI: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told me last night on CapTon the recent retirement decisions of several majority members and rumored potential departure of at least one more does not cause him to reflect on the day that he, too, might throw in the towel.

The latter portion of that statement is a bit facetious, considering that Democrats have 100 members in the Assembly and are in no danger of losing the majority.

The average majority members in both houses voted with their respective leaders between 97.41 percent (Assembly Democrats) and 98.87 percent (Senate Republicans) of the time.

Retiring Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari said he believes Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver when he says he has no intention of following any of the chamber's senior members into retirement.

He will be joined by members of the Assembly Majority and advocates.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who made the committee appointments, insisted «the law is on our side and so is case law,» adding: «I believe that all the members, Democrat and Republican, Assembly or Senate are worthy of the compensation that they receive... All of this is transparent, all of this is disclosed.»

So when Governor Cuomo's appointed members of the commission began openly suggesting in the media this past summer that they are not likely to vote for a pay raise, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan probably didn't take it all that seriously.

At 1 p.m., Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, joined by advocates and members of his majority conference, holds a press conference regarding the DREAM Act, Speaker's Conference Room (342), state Capitol, Albany.

The number of upstaters in the majority conference has grown steadily over the years, adding to the diversity of opinions among Assembly Democrats, though they still tend to be dominated by the largely liberal views of the New York City members.

He said though it was the duty of assembly members to maintain close contact with the electoral areas, consult their people on projects and meet the electorates before and after each assembly meeting, majority of them had failed to do so.

Spokesmen for both the Assembly and Senate majorities said this weekend that members of their respective conferences are still trying to digest the amendments Cuomo released Friday.

Assembly Democratic majority members were scheduled to go into conference just prior to 10 p.m. and they had requested a «message of necessity» from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would let them vote on at least two noncontroversial budget bills without the customary three - day «aging» period that is supposed to provide time for actually reading the bills members will vote for.

In letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Kolb urged the board's members — composed of the Assembly, Senate and budget office representatives — take their time and assess the status of the project.

Assembly members Tedisco, Graf, Ra say Assembly Majority more interested in «symbolism over substance» and covering backsides after voting for budget that's outraged parents & teachers than informing parents of their rights to refuse to have their kids take tests

Tedisco's bill requires all member items, discretionary funds, and so - called «lump sum payments», which are controlled by the Speaker of the Assembly, Senate Majority Leader and Governor and negotiated in many instances behind closed doors, be made public and fully transparent within the state budget.

The Assembly members were joined by Janice Grieshaber - Geddes, a Manlius mother, who discussed the tragic story of «Jenna's Law» and how one powerful leader can defy the will of the majority and hold up important legislation.

I want to thank each and every one of our committee chairs for their hard work as well as all the members of the Assembly Majority for their invaluable input and advocating for the needs of their districts.

Majority party members in both houses, including Democrats in the Assembly, were silent about the lack of information.

Currently, the Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the Senate).

Tedisco's resolution would amend section 2 of Rule II of the Assembly to require a two - thirds majority of members to go into session between the hours of 12 a.m. and 8 a.m.

«I want to thank all of the members of the Assembly Majority for providing considerable input related to the way we operate.

As Assembly Speaker, Silver was a member of the so - called «three men in a room» who, along with the Governor and Senate Majority Leader, wielded immense influence both in Lower Manhattan — where he was first elected in 1976 — and throughout the state.

These proposals, along with ethics and campaign finance reform legislation passed by the Assembly, demonstrate the strong commitment of the Assembly majority to making positive change in Albany, and I thank Assembly Members Pretlow, Kavanagh and the other members of the Workgroup for the many hours they put into this most important effort.Members Pretlow, Kavanagh and the other members of the Workgroup for the many hours they put into this most important effort.members of the Workgroup for the many hours they put into this most important effort.»

Members of the Assembly's Democratic majority have sponsored similar proposals in the past, said spokesman Michael Whyland, who called affordable higher education a priority.

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.

Here's the letter sent to Assembly Democrats by the «senior member» of the majority conference, Manhattan's Richard Gottfried, inviting them to a 6 p.m. meeting «to nominate the Assembly majority's candidate for speaker» in the 2011 - 2012 session.

Under the bill, which passed the chamber 40 - 18, eight of the 17 - member education policymaking board would be chosen by the governor, three by the Senate majority leader, and three by the Assembly speaker.

One member would be chosen by each of the minority conferences in the Senate and the Assembly, and the final spot would be filled on a rotating basis by the governor, the Senate majority leader and the Assembly speaker.

But Cuomo's political math could work out: Democrats who dominate the state Assembly have been pushing for tighter rent regulations but many members of the majority conference have deep concerns about the tax credit.

While Gottfried, an Assembly Democratic Majority member, said he is comfortable with the concept of such a harm - reduction model, state Sen. George Amedore, R - Rotterdam, expressed vehement opposition.

In fact, 76 Assembly members, constituting a majority of the chamber, have signed on as co-sponsors.

«Senator Flanagan has been a member of the Assembly and Senate for three decades and considers it an honor and privilege to now serve as Senate majority leader,» Flanagan spokesman Scott Reif said.

The visit to the region, part of a summer - long tour of the state, was an opportunity for Heastie to see first - hand the issues he has heard about from the area's Assembly Democrats, who represent a small chunk of the 100 - plus members of the Democratic Majority Conference.

Neither Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan nor Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie have taken the proposal to members of their conferences, but the three just concluded a news conference during which they announced a «conceptual deal.»

The Bill was, however, voted through by a majority of other Assembly Members and will now become law.

Democratic members of the Assembly have hashed out a deal to make one of Silver's allies, Majority Leader Joe Morelle of Rochester, interim speaker until the election of a new, permanent speaker on February 10.

Twelve members of the majority, including six from the Assembly and six from the Senate, and four members of the minority party, including two from each house, make up the committee.

He is encouraged that a member of the Assembly majority is backing the bill in that house, but he remained unsure if that would be enough to bring a vote to the Assembly floor.

(1) The Policy Committee shall be composed of the County Leader, the Chairperson of the County Committee, the Chairperson of the Executive Committee, the Chairperson of the Policy Committee, the Vice Chairperson of the Policy Committee and one member of the Executive Committee from each Assembly District appointed by the County Leader with the approval of a majority of the Executive Committee present and voting at the meeting next held after the election of the County Leader.

Therefore if the Welsh Government wants its preferred route for the M4 to be built, then it must survive a legal challenge, produce a convincing environmental assessment, win a majority at the next Assembly elections, convince its own Assembly Members of its merits, then face a public inquiry.

«It is apposite to note that by the provisions of section 22 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, the President can only remove the Chairman or member of the Tribunal upon an address supported by two - thirds majority of each House of the National Assembly praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of the office in question or for misconduct or for contravention of this Act».

«I didn't see Assembly member Gianaris trying any type of maneuvers when he was in the majority of the state Assembly to try and get the bill out of Shelly Silver's Rules Committee or Shelly Silver's Election Law Committee.»

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a former member of the Assembly, was sworn in alongside Clark nearly 30 years ago.

Before, a majority of the members of this council were judges chosen from assemblies representing various levels of the judiciary.

The bill in the Assembly is said to have the support of a majority of the 150 - members in the chamber.

«When they had to change with the speakership, there were many members of the Assembly majority talking about change, opening up the process, obviously having more member participation... I don't think there's a legitimate reason not to support each and every one of these 17 reforms because it's going to empower them as much as it's going to empower us.»

Joined by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, fellow Senate Dems and members of the Assembly majority and minority conferences, Sen. Mike Gianaris lit into the missing Senate Republicans, accusing them (yet again) of renegging on their redistricting reform campaign promise.