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...state House of Representatives begins deliberation of the $12 billion fiscal 1990 budget, with House Speaker George Keverian '53 predicting swift passage...
Following the 80-64 vote, House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett) quickly gaveled the session to a halt and adjourned until April 24. The House was scheduled to debate a $52 million amendment that would have helped hospitals fund medical care for the 600,000 Massachusetts residents who currently have no insurance...
...Keverian's decision to adjourn until next Monday is an indication that many state programs--whose funding is already dangerously depleted--will run out of money before the State Senate has a chance to approve the supplemental budget...
Icebreakers: During a brief ceremony in the House chambers congratulating the Harvard hockey team this week, House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett)--one of the few Harvard educated lawmakers who did not attend a noontime luncheon for the team--made clear his feelings toward the game Keverian, who is noted as much for his enormous weight as his dry wit, said, "Hockey is a sport I never understood when I was young. We never had rinks. We just had ponds--and for some reason the other kids never let me on them...
...Some people think that the reason he is doing this is to recover from the rather critical statements that have been made about his lack of strength in the political corruption area," Keverian said. "He has chosen the wrong target...