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Flanagan, who took over the majority leader post in May, hopes Cuomo will have a different approach come next year.

The appointment of DeFrancisco to the number two post in the Senate brings regional balance to the Republican leadership, but it also extends an olive branch to the faction of GOP lawmakers who supported the Syracuse lawmaker over Majority Leader John Flanagan of Suffolk County on Long Island.

Minority Leader Hector Rodriguez, Democrat of New Paltz, had the oratorical edge over Majority Leader Mary Beth Maio, Republican of Highland — if only as the one - eyed man in the kingdom of the blind.

This is the first major overhauling of staff Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, has undertaken since he took over the majority leader post from Dean Skelos back in May 2015 after Skelos was forced out of office due to a federal corruption scandal.

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that the House would start working on repealing and replacing Obamacare «right away,» but with a transition period to allow changes to be phased in over time.

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has delivered a ferocious attack on congressional Republicans and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a medical research bill, putting fellow Democrats on the spot by pushing them to oppose a measure she said «is corrupt, and it is very, very dangerous.»

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures, such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

Religiously it was jihad against evil society and the infidels in America, an interpretation that was not accepted by the majority of Islamic leaders, theologians, and communities the world over.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Mr. Hartong stated, «Doug has over 25 years of experience as a financial leader having spent a majority of his career in the consumer products industry with Campbell Soup and L'Ore ́al.

The former Chelsea midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to the current leaders of the Barclays Premier League for the majority of the summer transfer window and there is reportedly an agreement in place between the two clubs and negotiations are set to continue over a few minor details according to Sky Sports.

Tenney, though, had hoped to replicate the victory of David Brat over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor earlier this year.

Fury over being treated like second - class citizens after spending so many years doing just that to the Democrats was in part what spurred the GOP to mount last summer's Senate coup with the help of two turncoats: Now - Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and ex-Sen.

He then sought to formally close that loophole in his campaign fiannce reform proposal, over which he battled bitterly with then - Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, meanwhile, acknowledged to reporters he hadn't heard of the concern over DA pay.

Earlier this year, when the deduction proposal was first floated, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan raised similar concerns over the plan.

After a series of filibusters in the 1960s over civil rights legislation, the Senate put a «two - track system» into place in the early 1970s under the leadership of Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Majority Whip Robert Byrd.

Unions have made noise about challenging Sen. John DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader, over his vocal opposition to a minimum wage increase, though that could be tempered after all 31 Republicans backed the budget bill containing the hike.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan called the compromise on the state's minimum wage — increasing on different timetables in New York City, the suburbs and upstate over varying phase ins — a far better arrangement than what was initially proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Spitzer (AKA the steamroller) was hardly a shrinking violet during his brief stint as governor, and according to a report by Cuomo — who was AG at the time, having followed Spitzer into that office — he misused his executive power over the State Police in a botched attempt to smear his top political rival, then Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

The New York Republican Committee is calling on U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to disavow the accusation made by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes over the last decade.

Much to discuss this weekend — from the Democrats» latest effort to distance themselves from Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. to Gov. David Paterson's latest veto to the war of words between Rick Lazio and AG Andrew Cuomo's campaign / surrogates over the mosque proposed near Ground Zero.

The verbal attack last week on state Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan by Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic party executive director, reportedly sparked by the governor's anger over the conference's release of its priorities, raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.

«I agree this has been unseemly over the last week or so,» said State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle.

Representatives of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan both have votes on PACB, a relatively obscure state entity that has power over broad swaths of spending.

The labor group that represents Long Island - based laundry workers have written to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan blasting him over the GOP - backed efforts to negotiate modifications to a proposed $ 15 minimum wage.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement to Capital Tonight said he has «grave concern» over the federal proposal to eliminate state and local tax deductions as part of a broader effort to cut taxes.

Klein can over play his hand one way: Being seen as denying significant power to Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic minority leader who would be the first black woman to hold the majority leader post in state government.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan decided last last night to call an audible and declare the 2017 legislative session over, without a deal in place to extend mayoral control of the NYC school system.

Forget for a minute that the people deserve a Majority Leader free from the compromise of having an ethical cloud hanging over him, but what about the Republican party?

Espada Jr. also teed off on his majority conference colleague, Sen. Liz Krueger, and Housing Here and Now's Michael McKee, with whom the majority leader is at odds over housing legislation that advocates have accused him of blocking.

One day after the release of a Siena College poll showing Cuomo with sizable leads over his potential Republican challengers, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's campaign critiqued past public polls and insisted that the incumbent Democratic governor can be defeated this year.

But City & State has reported while Felder would likely caucus with his fellow Democrats, he would also probably cast a tie - breaking vote — if necessary — for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos over Minority Leader John Sampson.

De Blasio said that he has talked to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan only once in recent weeks — last Thursday or Friday — a sign of his rocky relationship with the Republican who year after year has seemed to relish tormenting the mayor over the issue of school control.

It's been over 20 years since they won a majority, nine years since Cameron became leader and four years since they failed to win an election against a hugely unpopular Labour government.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who faces skepticism from upstate Republicans and gun owners over his vote in favor of the SAFE Act, has said a repeal is highly unlikely.

The state Democratic and GOP parties traded barbs over the sentencing of former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is throwing his support behind a GOP proposal that lines up with President Trump's immigration framework, as the chamber turns to a battle over the controversial issue.

Larkin is expected to run again, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted earlier this month he isn't losing any sleep over the incumbent's chances of holding the seat for the GOP.

The same thing at the Federal level where the Speaker of the House or the Senate Majority leader have super powers, never intended in the Constitution, over our elected representatives.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, meanwhile, expressed frustration over what he saw was a shifting set of priorities dictated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who initially proposed the amendments, as well as urged lawmakers to fund a hate crimes task force and back a memorandum of understanding for affordable housing money.

If the coalition has a majority, can they «override» the Speaker and Majority Leader and bring the bill to the floor over their objmajority, can they «override» the Speaker and Majority Leader and bring the bill to the floor over their objMajority Leader and bring the bill to the floor over their objections?

The state Conservative Party executive committee voted Friday to recommend the party back Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor over state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco at its May nominating convention.

In addition to taking over a chamber that's been rocked by the Silver scandal, Heastie must also represent the Assembly in the closed - door budget talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, acknowledged yesterday's contretemps over $ 9.9 million in bullet aid for education became «testy» but defended the money, which was doled out exclusively to Republican - represented school districts.

In fact, the senator told me he was not at all happy to see Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan predicting during an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom that Felder would be staying put, and also downplaying his obviously outsized role in determining the budget outcome — not to mention the battle over the mMajority Leader John Flanagan predicting during an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom that Felder would be staying put, and also downplaying his obviously outsized role in determining the budget outcome — not to mention the battle over the majoritymajority.

The bitter stand - off over mayoral control of city schools continued over the weekend with state Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan slamming NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for his resistance to charter schools and de Blasio arguing charters shouldn't be part of negotiations.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan before the controversy over stipends broke last week was confident a form of procurement reform would get done by the end of June.