Rep. Joe Crowley
(D-Queens, Bronx) said last Friday that Queens members of the
Independent Democratic Conference have about three months left to come
back to the mainline Democrats, or they will “suffer the consequences.”
“They have until April to come back, or they will face a head-on primary by everyone,” Crowley, chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, told the Chronicle’s editorial board. “But I’m encouraging them to come back before that.”
The IDC is a group of eight breakaway Democrats who have shared power with Senate Republicans since 2011.
There are two members from Queens — state Sens. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst).
A spokesman for Peralta said in a statement, "Senator
Peralta is focused on doing his job to make sure the people in his
district are protected from congressional changes to the tax law, with
potential cuts to health care, education and to address the changes due
to the removal of state tax exemptions. As he already made clear, he
supports the plan already in place for all Democrats to work together."
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Source: The Queens Chronicle (via Empire Report New York)
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