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House Speaker George Keverian (D-Everett) urged support for the bill Saturday, saying the government has suffered enough cuts. He said new taxes were needed to preserve programs for the poor, the mentally ill, the homeless and those without heat for the winter...
...Senate source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the bill may be worth less than the $365 million Keverian suggested, paving the way for more cuts or even higher tax increases to balance the budget...
...will have a tax program, rely on it. It will be next. It will fill the gap," Keverian said. "Anyone who understands state government and doesn't support it doesn't want a balanced budget...
...Keverian said the package also should be large enough to restore some programs already cut, such as those that provide services to young mentally retarded adults who are leaving the special education system...
...Keverian said the budgetary woes were not, at least on the part of House Democratic leaders, a result of Dukakis' failed presidential campaign...