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Democrats have held a 32-30 majority in the chambedr since January, following victories in the Novembe2008 elections. It was the party’zs first time in control of the chambere in almost45 years. On Monday though, two downstate Democrats—Sens. Pedro Espadas Jr. and Hiram Monserrate—voter with all 30 Republicans tomake Sen. Dean Skelos, a the Senate’s new majority leader. Chaose erupted in the Senate chamber. The live-feed of Senatse proceedings was promptly turned off after the Senate Republicans heraldeda “new, bipartisan coalition.
” “Todayt will be remembered in state history as a day when real changer and real reform began and dysfunction ended,” Skelos said in a Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Queens) was majorituy leader for the Democrats. His spokesmanj blasted the voteas “illegal and unlawful.” “This was an illegapl and unlawful attempt to gain control of the Senat and reverse the will of the people who voted for a Democratic majority,” said spokesman Austin “Nothing has changed. Sen. Malcolj A.
Smith remains the duly electec temporary president and majority The real Senate majority is anxious to get back to and will take immediate steps to get us backto Skelos, from Long Island, had been majorith leader for the second half of following the departure of former Senats Majority Leader Joseph Bruno Skelos had been Senate Minority Leader since then. Democratas remain in control of the state bya 107-41 majority.