Word: keverian
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BOSTON--House Speaker George Keverian '53 withdrew a $1- billion-a-year tax bill from floor consideration yesterday, admitting he didn't have the votes to approve any tax hike that would come close to balancing the state's budget...
...present time, as we join here in this chamber, there are not sufficient votes, a majority of votes, for any tax proposal of a general nature, a comprehensive tax proposal that we have offered," Keverian said. "That is clear...
...Keverian's decision came after two days of discussions with House Democrats where first a sales then an income tax and then the sales tax again failed to attract the 81-vote majority needed to pass...
Several legislators at the hearing said they considered Lashman's remarks an attempt to pressure the House into adopting a new tax package. Despite several efforts by House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett), the legislature has repeatedly balked at passing a tax increase...
...only does that policy reduce the University's interest in one of the key areas of college lobbying--scholarship funds, it means that Harvard has a smaller pool of alumni whom it can appeal to in the State House. Although House Speaker George Keverian '53 is a Harvard graduate, Harvard alumni in the legislature number only about a dozen...