Word: keverian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...House speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett), whose $1.2 billion tax package was rejected by the House last November, has said he will not present another plan to the House until he is assured of enough votes for passage. And legislators say that means the House might not see a tax bill until the end of April...
...Keverian, who won the speaker's gavel as a proponent of House reform, has repeatedly said he will not use strong-arm tactics to win support. But his reluctance to press for a new tax increase has frustrated many Democrats, who have traditionally supported Keverian but want to put the state's budget woes behind them...
...Keverian's last effort to muscle a proposal through the House proved fruitless. In December, Keverian asked several of his committee chairs to resign if they could not support his November tax plant. But the speaker backed away from the threat when it became apparent that he did not have the votes to pass the bill anyway...
...House considered another tax package in January, but scrapped it when Keverian admitted the new, scaled-down plan was not the fairest the House could offer. And late last week Keverian announced that a tax proposal would be on the House floor yesterday, but backed away from that claim over the weekend...
...Keverian's wavering has fueled attacks from his opponents in the November state Treasurer's race. It has also alarmed many in the House...