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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 26, 2019

These are all issues that we should have thoroughly considered and heard expert witness on before Congress passed a $2.3 trillion tax giveaway, not after.

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Mar 26, 2019

the tax bill amounted to backdoor effort to drive up health insurance costs.

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Mar 26, 2019

The American dream is more likely to be found on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean right now.

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Mar 26, 2019

Shifting from progressive income and property taxes to regressive fines and fees is tantamount to shifting the tax burden from those with the most to those with the least.

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Mar 26, 2019

the law's proponents made choices about what and whom to prioritize and what and whom, unfortunately, to leave out.

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Mar 26, 2019

the 2017 tax law missed every significant opportunity to make a difference in the lives of working people.

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Mar 26, 2019

the 2017 tax law that passed in a mere 51 days without any hearings or expert witness testimony.

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Mar 26, 2019

I think it is wonderful that my friends on the Republican side defend things like the doubling of the childcare tax credit.

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Mar 26, 2019

we have two economies, and let's not pretend that stock market gains and corporate profits tell the whole story.

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Mar 26, 2019

the progressivity of the tax cuts as measured by increases in after-tax income are heavily tilted towards the rich.

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Mar 26, 2019

Luckily, the American people weren't conned.

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Mar 26, 2019

I have got some of the largest corporations in my State who still don't know what the Republican bill did to them.

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