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Dukakis' statement came in the wake of an announcement by Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard A. Voke (D-Chelsea) that the committee will not develop a replacement for Friday's ill-fated tax bill.
The House rejected a proposal that day by Speaker George Keverian '53 for a 50 percent increase in the capital gains tax, even after the speaker agreed not to make the increase retroactive for this fiscal year. After the 94-64 defeat, Keverian (D-Everett) retracted his $1 billion tax...
Still, he expressed hope that a compromise can be reached before the holidays.
But House leaders were skeptical that compromise will be reached soon. Some said Dukakis should play a greater role in the process, but many other legislators argued that House should take the lead itself.
Voke has insisted that Dukakis take the lead in working toward an agreement, saying legislative quarreling has created a "crisis of confidence."