“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

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 26, 2019

At some point we hope to be able to find a way to get back in that agreement, rather than disadvantaging us from that.

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Feb 12, 2019

Are citizens of Connecticut and, frankly, a number of states across this country, because of this tax bill, subsidizing the tax cuts of the very wealthy?

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Jan 28, 2019

We are having the wrong conversation here.

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Jan 28, 2019

I welcome this as an opportunity to move forward, and I hope that we can work together to make sure that we preserve these protections for all Americans.

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Jan 28, 2019

It really is time for a fresh start, this time with both parties working together creating truly affordable healthcare focused on patients, not on Washington.

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Jan 28, 2019

We have to do better. For Republicans, what we hope will happen today is an honest conversation, one on how we can create a healthcare system that is more compassionate, more convenient, and less costly.

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Jan 28, 2019

There are flaws in the Affordable Care Act that is making it more difficult for patients to get care.

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Jan 28, 2019

I want Medicaid to be a better program than it is.

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Jan 28, 2019

The Ways and Means Committee will now come to order.

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Jan 28, 2019

This is about patients, not politics.

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Jan 28, 2019

Of course, Republicans support protections for people with preexisting conditions.

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Jan 28, 2019

I applaud the Obama administration because they took the issue on.

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