Sentences with phrase «reunification announcement»

Klein also said he had «no ill will» toward Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) who, following the reunification announcement, removed IDC members from committee leadership posts and moved them to smaller offices.

On Monday, the first day of the legislative session since the reunification announcement, the mainline Democrats and the I.D.C. still convened for separate conferences one last time.

The Governor was asked about the race when he spoke with reporters after the Senate Democrats» reunification announcement on Wednesday.

The governor was asked about the race when he spoke with reporters after the Senate Democrats» reunification announcement on Wednesday.

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In a statement after the announcement, Skelos called the reunification, «nothing more than a short - term political deal designed to make threatened primaries go away.»

Wednesday's announcement is an abrupt turn for the two - term Democratic governor, who had previously backed a tentative reunification deal that would enable Democrats to regain the majority in the Senate.

Klein said during the announcement on Wednesday that he hoped reunification would prevent primary challenges to IDC members, but was prepared to spend campaign funds to defend their seats.

The announcement marked the culmination of talks that began in November, when both conferences tentatively agreed to a deal that was designed to produce reunification after the special elections, which could give Democrats a numerical majority in the chamber.