Over the years, the family has had to negotiate stylistic differences.
The closeness makes it hard to negotiate differences of opinion.
The mayor also said his administration would "go anyplace any time" to negotiate its differences with the union.
The veto might also have been interpreted as a signal that he had given up hope of negotiating his differences with Congress.
At times, the teams have had to negotiate differences that mirrored political disputes.
The conference committee will negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
The governor and the Legislature have until the week of April 10 to negotiate their differences.
The Pataki administration and legislative leaders are now negotiating their differences in the overall budget.
He described a session held to negotiate differences between the House and the Senate versions of the budget bill.
"It's been discussed internally, but we've always been able to negotiate our differences," he said.