State lawmakers continue to negotiate after failing to agree on a budget before Wednesday night?s deadline and Long Island?s representatives are making sure they?re in the mix.

The budget is a done deal in the Democrat-controlled Assembly, according to Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), but state senators can?t come to an agreement.

Republicans in the Senate, a minority by two votes, want major revisions in the budget. They say the Democrats secretly crafted a budget that taxes too much and will cost thousands of jobs. Minority Leader state Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Center) is urging Long Island's two Democratic senators to support his amendment that uses $1 billion in federal stimulus money to restore the STAR property tax rebate checks.

"This is a horrible budget for hard working families on Long Island,? Skelos says. ?Craig Johnson and Brian Foley should vote ?no? on this budget because it is totally anti-Long Island.?

However, Johnson (D-North Hempstead) and Foley (D-Blue Point) say they'll look for another way to provide real property tax relief to Long Islanders.