Sentences with phrase «winning back a majority control»
Should Democrats win back majority control of the Senate, the road to do so likely will run through Long Island and the New York City suburbs.
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Avella recently said he's mulling a run for Queens borough president in 2013, although perhaps he'll reconsider if the Democrats manage to win back control of the majority.
The Democrats, who continue to insist they have a shot at winning back the majority this fall despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approval of a gerrymandered redistricting map that benefits the GOP, remain more than $ 1 million in debt from the 2010 elections in which they lost control of the chamber.
The GOP won back control of the Senate in last year's elections and noted that the previous Democratic majority handed over a $ 7.7 million deficit in January.
However, starting in 1966 Republicans began winning narrow majorities in the chamber, ceding control back to Democrats in just three elections: 1974, 1976, and 1990.
Thanks to the Republican controlled Congress of January 1995 through January 2007 (when the Dems won a narrow majority), their DE-regulating Wall Street and the Banks led America into a Financial Disaster not seen since the Great Depression, do we really want the GOP back in charge???? NO!
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday afternoon rallied on Long Island for Democrats to win back control of the House of Representatives and take a working majority in the state Senate, insisting Republicans are wrong on the issues that range from gun control, to immigration and the environment.
In an interview Friday, Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, downplayed the long - term consequences of the rule change, which could spark heated battles should Democrats win back control of both chambers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will headline a fund - raiser in New York City tomorrow for the House Majority PAC, the Super PAC dedicated to helping the Democrats in their quest to win back control of the chamber.
They are both in heavily Democratic districts, and if the party's candidates win the seats in the special election, they would have the numerical majority required to take back control of the Senate from the Republicans.
They are both in heavily Democratic districts, and if the party's candidates win the seats in the special election in April, then they would have the numerical majority required to take back control of the Senate from the Republicans.