Mr. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican, said that the Long Island senators would meet Wednesday morning to discuss the issue.

They have to be cut," Warren M. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican and the Senate majority leader, said in an interview.

The Senate majority leader, Warren M. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican, has announced that he will not seek re-election in the fall.

"I'd want to see a total plan before ruling it out," said Warren M. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican and the Senate majority leader.

Senator Anderson, a Binghamton Republican, said: "There isn't anything new in the proposal.

"I'm an eternal optimist," said Mr. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican.

"I wouldn't want to go through another year like this one," said the Senate majority leader, Warren M. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican.

Mr. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican, has led the fight in recent years on behalf of the Mitchell-Lama owners.

Mr. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican, said he was optimistic that a bill acceptable to all parties could be negotiated by the end of this session.

Mr. Anderson, a Binghamton Republican, has held the position for 15 years.