Sentences with phrase «over the majority conference»

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Today the Small Business Majority held a tele - press conference and Main Street Alliance held a briefing call with small - business owners on the battle over where the new tax threshold should be set.

Conservative Party members will gather in Manchester next week for the party's annual conference, against the backdrop of Mrs May having lost her parliamentary majority in a snap election and continued questions about cabinet unity over Brexit.

As bishops» conferences from all over the world are electing their representatives for this year's synod, it becomes clearer that the conservative line will be upheld by a wide majority of the participants.

For Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals this evening, a majority of bettors are expecting a high - scoring affair as 79 % of spread wagers have taken over 202.

Mourinho spent the majority of his Friday press conference ahead of the club's FA Cup fifth - round tie with Huddersfield Town angrily responding to questions over Pogba's future at the club amid speculation of a rift between him and the player.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the interview, Klein was responding in part to questions over whether his conference empowers Republicans — who hold a slim majority in the Senate — over the interests of the Democrats in the Senate.

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

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.

Assembly Democratic Majority Leader Ron Canestrari said that the chamber's Democratic conference was almost evenly split over the governor's plan.

Cuomo told aides over the weekend that due to the high - profile criminal and civil investigations of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada (D - Bronx) that became public last week, he was shelving tentative plans to announce later this week right before a Waldorf - Astoria fund - raiser and a meeting of the Democratic Rural Conference.

At the same time, Sen. Cathy Young of Olean insisted Republicans were united as a conference despite lingering concerns over Suffolk County Sen. John Flanagan ascending to the majority leader post over upstate lawmaker John DeFrancisco.

They hve continued the GEA in the Majority Conference budget well after NY State revenue recovered and the state's budge issues were over.

At the same time, she attacked Democrats for their brief, two - year stint in the majority between 2009 and 2011 that was marked by tax increases and in fighting (Democrats have pointed out that much of the conference has since turned over and the entire leadership from that era has departed in the chamber, mostly in handcuffs).

It not only gives incumbents an advantage, but has given the longtime majority parties in Albany — Republicans in the Senate and Democrats in the Assembly — an edge over the much - more modestly staffed minority conferences.

Although Conference Leader John Sampson appears secure in his leadership role, the voluntary (perhaps pre-push) departure of his No. 2, Sen. Jeff Klein, over the weekend provides the opportunity for some retooling as the Democrats prepare for two years (barring any unforeseen deaths or defections) of laying the groundwork to try to re-take the majority in 2012.

Attendees at this year's conference at the Condado Plaza Hilton Hotel have little reason to celebrate after the beating Democrats took on Tuesday, when Republicans took over the majority in the State Senate.

Also, considering the AEG mess the Democrats are in, which GOP candidates all over the state are playing up to the hilt by calling on majority candidates to return contributions from the three main players — Senate President Malcolm Smith, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and Sen. Eric Adams — perhaps throwing stones from one's glass house in hopes of changing the conversation isn't a good idea.

The Senate Democrats and the governor have been at odds over the past year, following Cuomo's failure to significantly follow through on his pledge to help the conference in its 2014 quest to win back the majority.

But for now, a more near - term goal for Democrats is taking over the state Senate, where the Republicans have a thin majority, but an alliance with the Independent Democratic Conference that could preserve their power.

Cuomo met earlier today with several key GOP senators, including two potential «yes» voters, Sens. Steve Saland and Andrew Lanza, and Sen. Kemp Hannon, who is still a «no», but has been operating as the chief legal mind for the majority conference on the negotiations over religious exemptions.

Senate Democratic Leader (or, if you prefer, Minority Leader) John Sampson sent an upbeat memo to conference members and staffers today, announcing some internal changes and sounding a confident note about the upcoming re-match with the Republican majority over control of the chamber.

The IDC and the mainline conference have once again reignited their long - simmering feud, which has over the last six years erupted at times over claims the eight - member conference has propped up a narrow GOP majority.

Recently, it was leaked that the commission was investigating a complaint about the second most powerful Senator in the Majority Republican conference, Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous, over allegations that surfaced in an unrelated corruption trial.

Senate Democratic Conference leader John Sampson and Majority Leader Pedro Espada (pictured) had asked Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joan Lobis to quash a subpoena from the IG's office demanding they hand over documents, e-mails and other information concerning the since - spiked deal.

Democrats lost the majority in 2010, a wave year for the party and upheaval due to elections and corruption convictions and over the years remade the conference's leadership.

Over time, Klein is clearly calculating the makeup of Senate Democrats might change enough so that there aren't enough members who would say he could become majority leader over their dead bodies, or that he can grow his confereOver time, Klein is clearly calculating the makeup of Senate Democrats might change enough so that there aren't enough members who would say he could become majority leader over their dead bodies, or that he can grow his confereover their dead bodies, or that he can grow his conference.

Skelos ceded power over the Senate's majority conference a week after his arrest to fellow Long Island Republican Sen. John Flanagan As was the case with Silver and his Democrats, GOP support for Skelos eroded quickly as a schism between upstate and downstate conference members began to show.

The mayor spoke on the subject at an unrelated event just a short while before Mr. Skelos resigned as head of the majority GOP conference, but after reports had surfaced over the weekend that he would step down from his vaunted position atop the body today.

Sampson and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos exchanged letters in recent weeks that Sampson determined indicated a recognition on Skelos» part that the Democratic leader retained control over his former conference members.

Those kinds of victories helped grow the conference over Silver's two decades in power, extending its power into the suburbs and rural areas of New York, solidifying a virtually veto - proof two - thirds majority in the chamber.

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.

If the Democrats win the majority, Stewart - Cousins — who complained about being frozen out of the recent budget talks and negotiations over an anti-sexual harassment package — stands to become the state's first black woman to lead a legislative conference.

While we managed to cover the majority of our favorites and the biggest news to come out of the conference, however, there's still plenty left over, and that's where this post comes in.

On the potentially «dramatic impact» of the majority's approach on the extent to which native title may have survived over current or former pastoral leases in Western Australia, see also D Bennett SG QC, «Native Title and the Constitution», Native Title in the New Millennium Representative Bodies Legal Conference, Melbourne, 16 - 20 April 2000, at 20.