Richard Neal actually said...

the idea was, almost like binding arbitration, to make sure that people of goodwill and good intentions would try to avoid the process at the end.

Neal describes the intent behind the law to encourage early resolution.

09/18/2023

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This subcommittee should be taking action to eliminate child poverty, not attacking struggling parents.

The progress we made in 2021 shows that we can slash child poverty when we have the political will to do so.

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Our intent here was not to be punitive, not to pick on anybody, and not to favor one side or the other.