Word: saids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Robert A. Cerasoli (D-Quincy) said that House Speaker George Keverian '53--who came up with the tax plan aimed at closing the estimated $720 million state budget deficit--pressured him to step down from the post if he did not plan to vote for the bill...
...implied that he wanted my resignation if I wasn't with him," Cerasoli said...
Keverian has asked most members of the House leadership to back the tax package, and an aide to Cerasoli said other committee chairs who oppose the increases might resign as well...
...Cerasoli] thought it would be unfortunate to have the speaker judged simply on the fact that he could not persuade his chair to vote with him on the tax increase," said the aide. "He has set a standard that a number of others are going to have to consider...
...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...