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The vice president would be the highest elected official ever to speak at the March for Life, which is held every year on or near the anniversary of the federal Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
BOSTON — House lawmakers on Wednesday acted quickly along party lines to ram through a complex $18 million package of legislative, judicial,and constitutional office pay raises, marking the end of a speedy process in which Republicans appeared to be powerless in their opposition.
Each Republican amendment went down in defeat, including efforts by state Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover) to delay the implementation of pay raises until after the 2018 elections and to cap boosts in stipends for House leaders at 4 percent, matching the constitutionally-approved pay raises awarded to the rank-and-file.