Democratic Senate President Karen Spilka has also cited the separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/massachusetts-house-speaker-rejects-legislative-audit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=massachusetts-house-speaker-rejects-legislative-audit

Senators plan to debate — which largely mirrors a version the chamber passed last year– on June 15 and amendments are due by Monday at 5 p.m. And Senate President Karen Spilka pitched the legislation as “progressive, smart, sustainable, and permanent.”

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/08/senate-release-586-million-tax-relief-plan-that-avoids-changes-to-tax-cap-law/

Sen. DiDomenico later joined his colleagues in unanimously voting to re-elect Karen Spilka as Senate President for the upcoming legislative session.

Source: http://everettindependent.com/2023/01/11/didomenico-sworn-in-as-state-senator/

So, she presumably knows what she is looking for and that is to make herself look good at the expense of House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka, both of whom she battled during her stint in the Legislature.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/30/lucas-dizoglio-still-wins-even-if-she-loses-beacon-hill-audit/