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Manhattan, NY - State Senate Democrats and other Democratic officials and allies will be meeting at the Harlem offices of the Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday, according to two people with knowledge of the plans, to discuss the impasse in the State Senate and how to move forward.
Though several invitees to the summit were told that Gov. David A. Paterson had confirmed he would attend, a spokesman for the governor said on Friday afternoon that the governor is scheduled to spend Saturday in Albany, not New York. A spokeswoman for Mr. Sharpton said Mr. Paterson’s attendance had not been confirmed.
The spokeswoman for Mr. Sharpton, Rachel Noerdlinger, said that the list of confirmed guests included state senators John L. Sampson; Malcolm A. Smith, and Hiram Monserrate; Hazel N. Dukes, a leading New York civil rights organizer; Assembly members Hakeem Jeffries and Keith L.T. Wright; and representatives from several unions, including SEIU 1199 and the United Federation of Teachers.
Among the matters that may be discussed is the possibility that Mr. Paterson will try to break the deadlock by calling a special session of the Legislature, a situation in which he would be legally entitled to determine which legislation appears on the Senate agenda.
The deadlock has been particularly frustrating to Mr. Paterson, who was preparing a push for the end of the legislative session with hopes of bringing new energy to his administration. The meeting comes at a time when relations between Mr. Paterson and Senate Democrats have become unusually frayed. Some Senate Democrats are wary of the idea of a special session, believing it might undercut their efforts to negotiate for shared power with Senate Republicans.
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Jun 20, 2009 at 10:30 PM Anonymous Says:
Slim shady Sharton.......at it again. We are all familiar with his negotiating skills from the Crown Heights riots and the Tawana Brawley case.
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Jun 20, 2009 at 10:09 PM Anonymous Says:
y does good old al even have an office? to do what!