Sentences with phrase «turncoat coterie»

Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, in his capacity as deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, also urged the turncoat coterie to restore their old party bonds last month.

Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who mentored IDC State Senator Marisol Alcantara but recently signed onto a letter urging the turncoat coterie to rejoin the Democratic fold, also appeared at the rally.

This deal allowed the turncoat coterie's leader, Bronx State Senator Jeffrey Klein, to assume the title of co-leader and enjoy tremendous influence over legislation and over the chamber's inner workings.

Klein's turncoat coterie has insisted that their relationship with Republicans has enabled the passage of liberal measures — including paid family leave, a minimum wage hike, laws barring the prosecution of minors as adults for certain nonviolent offenses and the creation fund for the legal defense of undocumented immigrants.

Critics assert that the turncoat coterie functions as a kind of valve for the calculating Cuomo, allowing him to pass liberal initiatives he favors while containing those he opposes.