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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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Mar 24, 2017

I would remind my colleague that her vote for this bill will result in 63,000 people in South Dakota losing their healthcare coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), a visionary…

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Mar 24, 2017

I remind my colleague and my friend that with his vote for this bill, 41,400 people from his congressional district in Pennsylvania will lose their healthcare coverage. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr…

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Mar 24, 2017

I remind my colleague that his vote for this bill today will result in 68,300 people from his congressional district losing their health coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), a…

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Mar 24, 2017

I remind my colleague that his vote for this bill will result in 49,200 people in his congressional district in Minnesota losing their healthcare coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from Governor Charlie Baker…

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Mar 24, 2017

I would remind my colleague that his vote for this bill will result in 50,000 people in his congressional district in Nebraska losing their health coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis)…

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Mar 24, 2017

I would remind my friend--and he is my friend--from Ohio that his vote will result in 39,500 people losing their healthcare coverage if this legislation prevails. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin)…

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Mar 24, 2017

Recently, President Trump said: Who knew that health care could be so complicated? Well, 70 years ago, Harry Truman knew how complicated it could be when he first proposed national health insurance. Lyndon Johnson knew more than 50 years…

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Feb 15, 2017

I thank the doctor for that Webster's dictionary. That dictionary was published in Springfield, Massachusetts, and I am glad that the doctor from Tennessee sees it as the last word. Mr. Speaker, let me rise in opposition to the CRA…

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Jan 13, 2017

I have heard this, in the 29 years I have been in Congress, time and again. Till an honorable effort is put forward, you know what the Republicans should be saying to us right now? Let's get on, together, with making it all work, instead…

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Dec 6, 2016

I want to thank Dr. Boustany, who has been a friend on the Ways and Means Committee. I assume this might be his last time handling legislation on the floor. He was great to work with over the years. I take some satisfaction, Mr. Speaker…

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Dec 6, 2016

I stand in support of the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016. This bill offers a pragmatic and bipartisan solution to a real and growing problem: Customs and Border Protection simply has not been able to keep pace, and has not been…

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Dec 5, 2016

I want to acknowledge the gentleman for his good effort and his thoughtful response to the point that I raised. Of course, thanks to Chairman Brady, this is an example, again, in a small way of how we can do some good things around here in…

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Sep 26, 2016

Congress wants to give you the tools to stop these drugs from crossing our borders.

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Sep 26, 2016

Each day 125 Americans are dying from drug-related overdoses, and it is acute in parts of Massachusetts.

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Sep 26, 2016

The Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act is designed to stop dangerous synthetic drugs like Fentanyl from being shipped through our borders.

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Sep 26, 2016

I joined Pat Tiberi recently to offer a bipartisan effort to hopefully stem this growing epidemic.

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Sep 20, 2016

Americans want, need, and deserve to be able to count on Social Security, and it is up to us and the Congress to make the changes so they can.

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Jul 13, 2016

But despite these clear problems, just yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that cuts the agency's fiscal year 2017 operating budget below what it received this year in 2016.

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Jul 12, 2016

I think our future around innovation and productivity is still very bright.

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Jul 12, 2016

One of the reasons there is a loss of faith is because of other countries manipulating the trading system.

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Jul 12, 2016

The decision by the administration to exempt the financial sector from NTPP... was ill advised.

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Jul 12, 2016

I stress that that is why trade agreements have to have strong IP protections...

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Jul 12, 2016

I just finished a really good book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth, by Robert Gordon...

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Jul 12, 2016

The ability to store data in the best data centers in the world... is actually more privacy protective.

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Jul 12, 2016

There is really no policy justification for data nationalism.

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