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FILE - In this July 30, 2010 file photo, State Rep. Brian Dempsey, D-Haverhill, speaks alongside House Speaker Robert DeLeo, right, about an economic development bill at the Statehouse in Boston. Dempsey, chairman of the budget-writing House Ways and Means Committee, announced Thursday, July 13, 2017, he will resign from the Legislature to join a prominent Boston lobbying firm. Dempsey was widely viewed as the most likely candidate to succeed DeLeo when he chooses to retire. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

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In this Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, photo, Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo speaks at a bill signing ceremony at the Statehouse, in Boston. Lawmakers in Massachusetts and other Democratic-leaning states are considering ways to flex their muscles in response to the policies of President Donald Trump. House Democrats have scheduled an unusual caucus for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Statehouse to discuss a response to "recent actions" by the Trump administration. DeLeo acknowledges that lawmakers have limited power to override presidential directives. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)