Honorable Paul Cellucci
Governor of Massachusetts, Republican
Governor Cellucci assumed the governorship in 1997, whenGovernor Bill Weld resigned the post, and was elected to a fullterm in 1998. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representativesfrom 1976 to 1984, in the Massachusetts Senate from 1984 to 1990,and as Lieutenant Governor from 1990 to 1997. The following statementis from a February 2, 2000, hearing before the Senate Budget Committeeon Federalism in the Information Age: Internet Tax Issues.Thank you for this opportunity to speak before you this morningon an issue of the utmost importance to the economic future ofour Nation — an Internet free from burdensome taxes.Innovation has defined…
