Word: committeee
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The CTK state news agency said the committee reported that 1569 riot police used brutal and undue force against the demonstrators. Public outrage at the police tactics helped launch what became 11 straight days of massive pro-democracy demonstrations.
The speaker sent the tax package back to the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday after House members voted to strike from the bill a hike in the capital gains tax. Frezza, however, said the committee is not planning to introduce an altered version of the tax package.
Rep. Richard A. Voke (D-Chelsea), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee said in a statement this weekend that his committee would not release another tax package and that it was up to Dukakis, who has repeatedly said he supports new taxes, to propose one.
"There's no leadership from the governor. He's been out of the loop for six months," said Rep. John H. Flood (D-Canton), chair of the House Taxation Committee.
Two other members of the House leadership team who vote against the tax hike--Robert A. Cerasoli (D-Quincy), chair of the Post Audit and Oversight Committee and Kevin P. Blanchette (D-Lawrence), chair of the Public Service Committee--resigned their posts late last week because of pressure from Keverian...