Sentences with phrase «vote in the chamber»

The analysis found that the bulk of votes in both chambers were unanimous, and that there was strong loyalty to party conferences.

Although the majority leader claims he moved to strip LG Bob Duffy of his tie - breaking leadership vote in the chamber because he believes that only senators should have the right to weigh in on who leads the chamber, most believe the real motivation is because he knew 31 - 31 was a distinct possibility in the not - so - distant future.

But with the lieutenant governor's office vacant until the 2010 elections, there would be no tie - breaking vote in the chamber unless one or more other senators changed sides.

The measure would presumably end arguments over whether a certain bill would pass in an up - or - down vote in the chamber, but is being bottled up on the legislative calender by the chamber's majority party leadership.

By all accounts, votes are still be counted in the Senate, where supporters of allowing fantasy sports to be regulated may have to rely on Democratic votes in the chamber to see the bill pass.

The amendment now is in the Senate Rules Committee, the last stop before a full vote in the chamber.

------ Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle is trying to whip votes in his chamber to legalize the controversial sport of mixed martial arts.

Tuesday marked the first joint, bipartisan budget talks - since the recent votes in both chambers - in an attempt to break the budget logjam.

Morris is the lone Democrat running against Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with Republicans and gives the GOP its needed 32nd vote in the chamber to maintain its narrow majority.

While House and Senate opponents could pass a resolution blocking Obama from lifting sanctions on Iran, they look unlikely to round up the two - thirds of votes in both chambers needed to override President Obama's veto.

This effectively makes Felder the 32nd GOP vote in the chamber, assuming Long Island Sen. Carl Marcellino, who currently maintains a roughly 2,500 - vote lead over his Democratic challenger, James Gaughran, is officially declared the winner in that race.

Sen. Eric Adams sat down with me earlier today to discuss, among other things, the possibility of override votes in his chamber, which would require the participation of the so far recalcitrant Senate Republicans.

Three fiscally conservative Democrats, who all voted in favor of the Republican budget, could derail tolls in a tight vote in the chamber.

So if there's a party line vote in that chamber, Democratic Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman would have to break the tie, in order to approve the deal.

The most important function of the whip's office is to ensure that all members and senators are present to take part in votes in the chamber (maintaining quorum and preventing censure motions).

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

The current impasse on the women's agenda is the result of a last - minute change in strategy by the governor and the coalition just days before the end of session, when it became apparent that Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos wasn't going to allow the abortion plank onto the floor — and that there weren't 32 declared votes in the chamber to support that section.

One Republican senator, Tom Libous of Binghamton, is currently too sick to attend votes in the chamber.

LG Bob Duffy sided with the Republicans, who apparently have repaid him by changing the chamber rule that allows the LG to cast a tie - breaking vote in the chamber when he's presiding over the Senate.

Any disputes would be settled by Wyman with the 19th vote in the chamber.

Assembly Republicans, who with 44 of its 150 seats are often ignored by Democrats, called for an immediate vote in the chamber.

Final language should be available soon after Thanksgiving, with votes in both chambers by mid-December.

The legislation caused a major split in both parties, making it through the Legislature after marathon debates and narrow votes in both chambers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was fairly terse in his response just now when asked for a reaction to the Senate GOP's move to strip LG Bob Duffy of his right to break a tie in the event of a deadlocked leadership vote in the chamber.

The ESSA will, in short order, get an up - or - down vote in each chamber.

Their support, combined with 29 of the 30 Democratic votes in the chamber, enabled Gov. Andrew Cuomo to claim victory in his quest to see New York became the largest state in the nation to let same - sex couples legally wed..

A bipartisan proposal to place a $ 1.9 billion school construction bond on the statewide ballot passed a House education committee last year, but never emerged for a full vote in the chamber.

Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle is trying to whip votes in his chamber to legalize the controversial sport of mixed martial arts.

Gov. Dannel P. Mally speaks to the media outside of his office on Tuesday at the State Capitol following the first joint, bipartisan budget talks - since the recent votes in both chambers.

The IDC has been a key bloc of votes in the chamber and formed a coalition government with the GOP for two years that gave Klein the title of Senate co-president.

Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, was on hand for the vote in the chamber, sitting at a desk near the back of the room.

It has not come to the floor for a vote in that chamber.

NY Senate Democrats now have 32 votes in the chamber, which under normal circumstances would mean they hold the majority.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse), who sponsored the measure in the Senate, is also pushing for a vote in his chamber before lawmakers end their annual session on Thursday.

But the measure has never been brought to a vote in the chamber — it diminishes the power of legislators and their leaders — in recent years.

New York state Senate Democrats now have 32 votes in the chamber, which under normal circumstances would mean they hold the majority in the Senate.

At the same time, Flanagan pointed to the measure passing by only two votes in the chamber.

A bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana cleared the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday, sending it one step closer to a floor vote in the chamber.

Now Republicans in January will return to Albany with 32 seats in the state Senate, plus Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, giving them at leastr 33 votes in the chamber.

Markey told The News she believes Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie will allow her bill to come to the floor for a vote in her chamber before the legislative session ends in June.

Democrats in the Senate earlier today sought unsuccessfully to force a leadership vote in the chamber and later walked out of the chamber in protest.

The bill is more restrictive than one introduced by Independent Democratic senator Diane Savino, who says she has 39 «yes» votes in the chamber for her Compassionate Care Act, enough to pass it into law.

New York State Senate Democrats now have 32 votes in the chamber, which under normal circumstances would mean they hold the majority.

The Assembly's version of the same bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D - Albany, with co-sponsors that include John McDonald, D - Cohoes, Dan Stec, R - Queesbury, and Marybeth Walsh, R - Ballston, has not made it to the floor for a vote in that chamber.

Senate Democrats now have 32 votes in the chamber, which under normal circumstances would mean they hold the majority in the Senate.

More so, the Constitution permits the presence of the Vice President in the chamber, and must be accorded all the privileges of the House, with the exception of voting in the chamber.

After all, a proposed bill must make it through committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate and garner a majority of votes in both chambers — overcoming, perhaps, a filibuster in the Senate.