Word: committeee
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Earlier this week, Rep. Robert A. Cerasoli (D-Quincy) left his position as chair of the Post Audit and Oversight Committee, saying that Keverian wanted his resignation if he would not support the bill.
The speaker has hailed the tax package, which was forwarded to the House by the Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, as a possible solution to the Bay State's fiscal crisis. Massachusetts' current budget deficit has been estimated at between $720 and $825 million.
"We're not even half-way through the year, so why rush into a tax package that we don't know yet is sufficient to reduce the deficit," said John H. Flood '75 (D-Canton), who chairs the Taxation Committee. "With the raise [in the capital gains tax] we send...
But Rep. Joseph N. Hermann (D-North Andover), chair of the State Administration Committee, said the speaker did not ask him to step down if he chose not to vote for the tax hike, but said he would resign to preserve House leadership unity, if necessary.
The details of the tax package, expected to be reported out of the House Ways and Means Committee today and debated on the floor tomorrow, are still being worked out between Keverian, House Majority Leader Charles F. Flaherty (D-Cambridge) and the House Ways and Means staff, said committee member...