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Vi1LUAM•l. WR.() aewat+oa ARGLO PAUL Ot:LtrJCCt aNe/+iwYa•OQVCnhO•~ Tr-tE C;c)MMvNWitAt;t'H op MASNACHUSt='f';S EX€CVT1vE DEPA€tTM1sNT .STnTC t•ic?t7:c • ti4SYt1H oa1aa i>St7) f$7•a+1oQ !u}y 10, 1994 Tfs lir HritrnTfchlr Sl•uair and Hnrrxr rf Rc•prrsenrtuivc:c: Aursuant W ti:r P:ovisiutTS of Sectiun S u1' krticle 63 or'the Amendtt;.clts to the C;onititu:lon, I alct wday slgning House 5 100, °An Act Mstking Approp:iatiocl3 tor ute Ptgc:.lY..•ar Nineteaa Htutdred and NitTety-t•ive,° •iarOW itcr.e 30, t99ct. . r Tttis spending plan IntTrl;y cur r'[ftt: tralanced-budget stucc tHkicts ufl'ice, continuing an unbroks marcit ttuwn the "dT ot' fiscal ytk-jiiity. Perhaps ntore importantly for the peopla af the Contrri0nwO-WItt1, ttfis stexcly improvemem in our state's 1S.;M1 prospects has occ«rrW wittson: rtish>,l- tuwus or txorrowing frotTT Wall Stw.s. The litarty ut"sn,r tiaCli ti:contplisitrn.crits over t3ee last Iitw years ;s now falxtiilar: fiva t>Ialancari burJgsta itt a ri,w: (v>.zr bond upgrades fruttz Wall Strew. budget surpluses for cacb of the last four yws; replcT:ishIlt.1ltt of the stabiiiration fund; imp ementation of a tive year capital )ian to briccg det7t under sdntrot; six tax cuts ar.d hunci -eds of fee cttts; aad csmtrol over the budget busters. in addition tcs crtr onSuitt@ cc~mntittl'tent to tiscal stability and Sovernsnzttt restntcturing, wc have also ixtrstwd itn'cstments in sewmi importartt policy areas ove- the last few years, !1'lctudingo.tttcutivn end ctnpyvvcrniene initiatives; rrittTS pr,tvent:on and public sat'ety; econocnuc d:vaiot:nTent and job creation; privczu+on_progr,tErns; :•nd irtvestmettts itz crur tttvirontnent and infrastructitrc. ' The fiscal plan I atn approrin.g today further 3lrongt'tenx our efforts in •:ach of thesit areas, Total Spgttsling. '1'i1C iUltlli?li2C'(y V:aEIC' vl' ttt- spe1ulittg ;~liut I am signitig for FY95 is S15.3 billion, 'i'his iWttAt1l lat4; ti'1•ll*.ai it itili w3r UI AtitlilSc foC YV'cilitrC, StttlNlloh we itri: ~lut1/ sigfli#l~T Ciglu ttlatttlts uf fuudins iur the curtvaot rkNDC prcgram immr.diatcly. Drtr $16.3 bitlion spending tii;urv incittdcs ac, additiottttl four ctioluhs of funding for our proposed -1- 7.C1'eI t7nP!'ON 7C:7T hF TT -inr t'oTn_1rC_one'_T.rtT " entTI e%t,tT n-»urtnt S:6'd 60:8T 466T'Zt'20 8NI121n9 'B NOlONIt100 W021A

Fliiplof ttkftt SLlPik)rt tsrlN:ritSlt ilt :Illttttt)ittioll of IP.billalivie i1ti11t311 tU] fi;i I LVCttilre reli?rtn. Our sjkltding lil;un; xlau :nclud" tax cuts iota4inl: $3U.t 1 IiUIttL1i1. Our tYttnnce sbftt 1or fY95 atit~.ciyratca tha nerd Air suptttc+nent;ti sttoncd nt; iu curtatti uncterfuttdetl :tCtattats as wctt aa t:rit~titr cap.~nsial~a dslrilt~ ti1e ye:.r, Wt:+:~cinr,tt~ tdtat FYStS ap,;nding -- i11cIlA"Iii1g !(fi'V.:c Elpprot:riiltiutls. suppkiaratt:a atxstdin., .uut s<'tviitgs ; throttglt tigltt Inanatj;ellient •- to ba yliLhtty ittwve iuur t?er&,mm tlighNr 1ln el uur pro,ircted r-Y9f 5pana;tta bv3w. welf>sre. j am vetoing otttsicie sectictn ?5Z which purports to reform the wettare i,•steht. While I7cuh the Fivti,so .tlttl Scttali.• wiit'are reform plans ckintaincd Smntc 3roposals wsmlry of ;tttpport. Int colil'erettci: retxnt has kt1 far toss ma,ny of those tswd fNwilrr` n:n tlte c-,ittiitg-rown tlcnu. '31tc result is a weak co+npromi,e tlt:tt, if approved, wotsld most definitely not "end welfare as we icllow it" and a'ott:d essentially S !tve to, }~:pleturttc ttle stntclb cttiw. r~~:>ft7rtniity the c; c le ofpov~rty> iliugitiittacy ko9e~e9sn~3 ar.d itsng-tr.rtn depenrfe,icy :hat charawterszcs yur current wetfarv system. TnP trgislattlre's prolws.nl, at best, woula~reAcit only 10 percent of welfare reciptenta, str.d would cost t:txpayers tsits or luiliions - withoateFfecting nny ntattr.ingttzi thsnge. The ct7111lItUallthl of tha Olsi.,tutg systellT. wh'tClt tlvery(irie iltgrL'.tts does flc t work, is ttr.acceptablc;. Ws can and tttttsS.{o bc'tter. For titis r+_aSAi1 la11t Yci4titilSg all Uf t11C <3tr{;idt lanmuage iit the budget N l.tdnl; to welfare toatiotlat, and I will retiie our prupsasll for the elitnittation ot' me castf grans port}oa ul'tiile Aid to r:tttutic,s wr=dT i?ipelaaent Ciuldralt (AFDC) progrtltz and the concotnitant creation of an Et+s131oyalent 5upport Program. t respectfujly cttll on the Lebis!atttre to r4turn at the tarli::st possible date to approve a refarttt plan that will truly break the cycle of Yf_lfare acpendency Mcs ctian&O the dzmaglttg cu!turr it llas created. tt'this Legislattitre is unwilling to matket;te political decisions tttxt:ss.z•ry to rix tlis ktrokca system now, then it should be tl1t. first iteatt taken ttp by the newly cottstittttecf Leg9slature ttaxt January. For this re$sott. I attt +ratoittq tlle reiavant line items for the Gtistifig wiafart progrrinl down to only eight tttnntns %ottrl of funding. 'Ihe isstee of welsarp ret 3rm is too important for ttst to let another year txtss without adciressing the Underl:ing failure of the ctrrrrnt systeul. The flaws attrd loopiwles in tltc welfare retorttt platt sublttEttatl to tne b!• the Legislatclre :ur Attttierotts: .2. AA. . LAAI ^11 AA. -F 'r i.P T1' "{Ar rntn 17C nnr-Tlr/T '2I!t i T i ChI T fl'11HRfl i 40'd 60:8T b66T'ZT't8 eHll2in8 j H[719NIA09 i1021d

tie++erat ul' out pioptutd rtatW;ut.:o+t itctn, wcru rwt Itray l'trnekJ t)y 0119 begistat+,rv. Wd amve ttl.'tdc'.r<3lirn fn Uttr st[cttClitlr Citititttlli)itOtla tUt' tEresc tuul cCrtttin uthct initirttivCS. attd .wii1 ba natuustirtg sttpptt'iu._nt[:r! :rlrpntpritttiattls tur lltc+tt tra[ut ths Lctgiyl.rltrt'C. JlHtttuy thexe items tlre: • S2 tuitlion Ctar liislnnnic.l-:coutiutlr th:veiopmznt: •54.95 mif3iott for dJrucstic viutcr>sc: prtTvC,uiotl: • 5497.CtJU for the Elhics CottlttuSSlult; • S70,tJW for titt Office of C•uttp-;tiga wid nc,litittil Finaltc:e; • $1.2 million for cot;irru:rcial iishing tClitF: • S1.3 million to titlty rtrntl the Qusnn bill pul;ce carrcr inecntivc pny )rogram; •54.0 million for tf+,L pNparttne,tt of 5ocinl Sr'rvlces: • S34C},WO for >,•etcrayf's avt=(ti antt shKiter prubranls: xclct + $3.15 (Ilittiott t'or7t:vet+ita Carrts. I am sigttitta S(:CtiQti i'rCf OT tlte bll! iRtO lAti!'. 'Ftlls prtt~•r~iu:t would attt'r oriZe tt~d ~'lttarrtay Ge.rer•tl to bring an acron aRainst tobacct) tyt,iatufacturers on bodnif of [he Division of Medical Assistance atl recover tnedic,ti assistance paymttxs °or wit't~'n such tobacco twttip:uties may be liatbi:: t:nder +existing l.tiw. .:Ittmrri;h ( arr ptt..tsed -to sign this provision --1taCattxe it 21x'Plicitty .utitiafri2S5 auctt an actiun -• this tsr )Yisioa does not 5i$ttitiCtlntly alter presf.-nt i.tw. Principis•:s of tiahai:y would br tutcitan$:d ttnc:cr this iltovisiott, and All Action of tltis t')'l76 13. 1It'tlty jut}ltilerif. ataltJr;28tt ttttt t;P pr8SC;3( law. See. e.g., M.(i.l... c. 12. scc.S (authorizing Ule Attorney GLrte[•al to bri Ig act,o,l to it'.tover munks wi britrat(ot C:u.mnunr+•-:.91t1i). e. I t$Fs scL. 23 (subroy:tiiing to C.orntlwtlwra1t11 c;taittiis of the recipieyl[s of med4c.lt :tsslstanct). I arts slgnfng s+tccion :i41 whith wilt clear the way fcr deveiopment of tSae fot'mer Boston State Hospitat site, This 180 acrt: htlr:el has long Wat dojttt:tnt and represents the single ta $est rentaitting utidcvelqped propcmy in Boston. Futuru dE veluprnenr in th'ts arda will lielp reinvlgariats: tttt bordering neighborlloocls, We wees: disappointad that the cottfercneen cr+ntmit:ce did not inekide tP. : St:nlltz. prvpwal to,4limitlate the lc+ltS-slwlding line itetn language tt;str'seting in attrance coverage for abortion fundi;tg To; st:tte erttptuyees. Atthough wr stroni.i,y support eft'orts to end this ur.rr,.tsot<abt+s prohibition, me law Is clear on our irta: itity to vete this particular line item language. See T73 Mass. 4 11, 370 14,151 2d 1330 (1977). Tax Cutx:tnd FcA- CHts. I;tti1 pti"ilse=tl tp siZri NLtiotl3 7t~ 111t1 $0 ldttiech prt)vide, aimott Sia million in :tnnttitt irsotste tat rrlict't'or appfoxirnAtety t1U,tX,Y3 taxpayera throttgh the crei tipn of g$3,d(kZ hud of hctukhuid pcrstllsNi rxtatlptiS?n fur :;ilq~le t"rt:;r, witit ctetv:utents. Azcatsse: ttlis trx Cttt Is ret:ctactlve tu tttL bcgilintiiit ot' ttry cxict3clar yex:. tite Yxttt.c ot,tttc tax cut in FY9S is ovcr $18 tttillion. . ! . I .a. s.. . ~ ~_ 98'd 91181 tib6i'Zt'1,8 9HI-c~knB 9 Nc19HIt>0] WD21d