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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.
Mr. Speaker, let me also thank Reverend Cleaver. At his request, I campaigned with him and for him and did a series of Social Security events in his constituency. I spent the better part of 2 days with him, and I got an opportunity to see…
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. Markey for allowing me to participate in this Special Order tonight and to speak of two very valued Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and to speak of two Members who have had a profound…
Mr. Speaker, hours ago, British Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons that a report he commissioned acknowledged there was a ``shocking level of state collusion'' into the murder of Attorney Patrick Finucane in Belfast in…
Thank you, Mr. Levin. Madam Speaker, after more than 18 years of negotiations, Russia joined the World Trade Organization this past August. WTO membership will require Russia, for the first time, to play by the same rules of trade as the…
I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, this is a paid political broadcast brought to you by the majority side of the Ways and Means Committee. I chaired the Democratic Party position in 1996 on welfare reform. I voted for it and supported the…
What are the strategies afoot with your office to encourage some of our market priority countries, such as Brazil, to join these negotiations?
As you know the full committee is on the floor currently debating the TANF legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the retirement of my dear friend, Congressman Jerry Costello. During his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, his absolute dedication to the 12th district of Illinois…
In quick reference to the previous speaker, I don't know how you can say how do we get out of this, and then simultaneously embrace the Romney tax plan, which is $5 trillion more of tax cuts and propose at the same time the extension of…
The point here is that if we all agree that tax reform needs to take place and we need to assess what current expenditures mean in the system, but also have some enthusiasm for taking up the off-shoring issue, and taking up those that…
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