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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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Feb 9, 2016

It shows the bureaucratic absurdity of the situation we have going on in South Dakota.

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Feb 9, 2016

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.

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Feb 9, 2016

The Federal Government has a responsibility to our tribes to provide for their healthcare because of treaty obligations.

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Feb 9, 2016

This is a far greater epidemic and needs our immediate attention.

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Feb 9, 2016

I think this is something that affects every member in this institution, in all states.

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Feb 9, 2016

I think we need emergency supplemental funding now, along the lines of Senator Shaheen and Congress Courtney have called for.

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Feb 9, 2016

Applause to the President for suggesting $1 billion in new expenditure to address this issue.

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Feb 9, 2016

The Massachusetts delegation lunched today with Michael Botticelli and the Sheriffs' Association of Massachusetts to talk about the opiate crisis.

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Feb 1, 2016

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.

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Feb 1, 2016

We have a tremendous opportunity to improve the economic conditions for working people all across the country.

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Feb 1, 2016

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…

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Feb 1, 2016

I don't think there is a way forward that doesn't involve some compromise on this point.

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Feb 1, 2016

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.

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Feb 1, 2016

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?

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Feb 1, 2016

Simply put, we have to take action.

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Feb 1, 2016

We are committed to moving forward with a positive pro-growth agenda for America.

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Feb 1, 2016

The American people deserve better, and Washington doesn't have any more time to waste.

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Feb 1, 2016

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.

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Jan 6, 2016

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…

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Dec 17, 2015

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…

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Nov 30, 2015

Everybody on that island is literate. That education is the gold standard of Europe.

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Nov 30, 2015

There is broad agreement today that certainly did not happen.

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Nov 30, 2015

These inversions happen because of a broken Tax Code which allows these deals to take place. Congress must take action immediately.

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Nov 30, 2015

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…

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Nov 30, 2015

I don't know that there was anything that the witness said that we could disagree with on that.

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