In Nassau, lawmakers expect a vote after the new year.

Few lawmakers expected to work out differences between their bill and the spending plan that the Senate passed in March.

They said he would be the one abandoning American forces should he reject a final bill that lawmakers expected to produce in a few weeks.

In the House of Representatives, meanwhile, lawmakers expect to move a bill with a different approach to the floor soon.

In the coming session, lawmakers expected many more bills to be proposed.

Most lawmakers expect a final vote on an amendment - and its adoption - on Friday.

The lawmakers expect the legislation to be on the President's desk no later than June.

"How can the lawmakers expect a 70- or 80-year old to learn a new language?"

But many lawmakers and aides expect that the reorganization covering the executive branch will come first.

But most lawmakers in Albany expect that distinction to be struck down by the courts, voiding the tax for everyone.