Rich Neal
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Richard Edmund Neal is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Neal has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for Social Security and has expressed concerns about privatization efforts by Republicans. Neal has also been vocal about the impacts of trade policies on American families, particularly criticizing the effects of the Trump administration's trade war.
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November 14, 2025
finally admitting publicly what we’ve all known from the start: Trump’s Trade War is hiking costs on people.
— Rich Neal
Today, the treasury secretary said the quiet part out loud: Republicans' ultimate goal is to privatize Social Security, and there isn't a backdoor they won't try to make Wall Street's dream a reality.
Republicans’ ultimate goal is to privatize Social Security, and there isn’t a backdoor they won’t try to make Wall Street’s dream a reality.
So here we are, one big beautiful tax cut for billionaires. The Republican pathology with tax cuts for wealthy people continues.
I'll tell you what's coming: handouts for billionaires, healthcare cuts for the people.
The proposal that we are hearing from the other side is reckless and irresponsible. What they are saying is what they usually say: Let's complain about the size of the national debt and then borrow the money for tax cuts to go to people at…
My advice is: If they adopt that policy, we should advise the American people to forget about their credit card debt.
Well, the looting is underway. Our colleagues are running the same failed playbook of trickle-down handouts. My friend, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker) said the family of four is going to get $1,700. Look at the tax…
We are in favor of every request that you asked for. These were modest agreements that were reached and rendered by both parties in an honest and public agreement. The Speaker of the House broke his word. That is why we are here. To the…
I take this opportunity to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Robert Caro's ``The Power Broker.'' As one of the great literary accomplishments over the last five decades, the ``The Power Broker'' is more than a biography of Robert Moses…





