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A group of breakaway state Senate Democrats has decided to continue in a bipartisan coalition with the chamber’s Republican majority.
Despite pressure from the left to strike a deal with the mainline Dems, Senate Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeffrey Klein told the Daily News that siding with the Republican majority gives his group the best chance of getting priority issues like college affordability, criminal justice reform and job creation enacted.
Klein said regardless of what the conference did, the GOP was going to be in the majority because Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) had already separately indicated he would continue to caucus with the GOP, giving the party the exact 32 members needed for a majority.
“The numbers are what they are,” Klein said.
Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan said in a statement that he has “tremendous respect” for Klein and is pleased the partnership with the independent Democrats will continue another two years.
LOVETT: Breakaway Senate Dems will side with GOP
A group of breakaway state Senate Democrats has decided to continue in a bipartisan coalition with the chamber’s Republican majority.
Despite pressure from the left to strike a deal with the mainline Dems, Senate Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeffrey Klein told the Daily News that siding with the Republican majority gives his group the best chance of getting priority issues like college affordability, criminal justice reform and job creation enacted.
Klein said regardless of what the conference did, the GOP was going to be in the majority because Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) had already separately indicated he would continue to caucus with the GOP, giving the party the exact 32 members needed for a majority.
“The numbers are what they are,” Klein said.
Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan said in a statement that he has “tremendous respect” for Klein and is pleased the partnership with the independent Democrats will continue another two years.
LOVETT: Breakaway Senate Dems will side with GOP