Cuomo: Gay Marriage May Not Get A Floor Vote In NY

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he doesn’t want to bring a bill to legalize gay marriage to a floor debate and vote in the state Senate unless he’s certain there are enough votes to pass it.

Private negotiations continue with lawmakers in the Republican-led Senate, where the measure failed in 2009.

Cuomo says Wednesday he expects the measure to again pass in the Democrat-led Assembly, where it’s been approved in two previous years.

The bill failed in the Senate in 2009, despite a Democratic majority at the time. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/11/cuomo-gay-marriage-may-not-get-a-floor-vote-in-ny/

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1. I don't know how it could pass

considering the Senate is more hostile now than it was in 2009.