It shows the bureaucratic absurdity of the situation we have going on in South Dakota.
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.
We know we can't simply throw more money at the problem, that there has to be a whole culture change at IHS that has to happen.
The Federal Government has a responsibility to our tribes to provide for their healthcare because of treaty obligations.
I think this is something that affects every member in this institution, in all states.
I think we need emergency supplemental funding now, along the lines of Senator Shaheen and Congress Courtney have called for.
Applause to the President for suggesting $1 billion in new expenditure to address this issue.
The Massachusetts delegation lunched today with Michael Botticelli and the Sheriffs' Association of Massachusetts to talk about the opiate crisis.
Our failure to act on comprehensive immigration reform means that we are effectively walking away from economic growth that could also help improve the long-term financial standing of our Social Security trust fund.
We have a tremendous opportunity to improve the economic conditions for working people all across the country.
Hard-working families are overdue for a well-earned raise, but I would note, again, just as I did at this same hearing last year, that there continues to be a whopping zero Republican cosponsors on the bill to raise our Federal minimum…
I don't think there is a way forward that doesn't involve some compromise on this point.
So we continue here to argue over this notion that if you simply cut taxes for people at the top it is going to be great for everybody across the country.
Mr. President, why don't we stick to the position that we are currently on and offer modest tax cuts to middle-income Americans and continue to pay down the debt?
We are committed to moving forward with a positive pro-growth agenda for America.
The American people deserve better, and Washington doesn't have any more time to waste.
Time and time again, the President has refused to support bipartisan, commonsense policies that can improve the lives of millions of people across the country.
62 times we have now voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Let me contrast what we are about to do in the next few minutes with the manner in which Democrats handled the Medicare part D prescription drug benefit. We voted against it. We…
The bill we have before us today is the universal legislator's dilemma: the possible versus the perfect. I rise in support of this legislation today. I stand with President Obama in support of this legislation today. I rise to prevent 18…
Everybody on that island is literate. That education is the gold standard of Europe.
These inversions happen because of a broken Tax Code which allows these deals to take place. Congress must take action immediately.
We have nearly three decades of inertia with regard to tax reform. This must be the Congress of action that takes the tough but necessary steps to reform our Tax Code for the sake of American families, American companies, and America's…
I don't know that there was anything that the witness said that we could disagree with on that.





