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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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Apr 10, 2024

We have to ensure that the U.S. remains innovative and competitive in this global economy.

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Apr 10, 2024

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are so important.

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Apr 10, 2024

Ninety-five percent of the people who work in my area, ninety-five percent, work for a small business.

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Apr 10, 2024

The estate tax is a godsend to businesses like ours in upstate New York.

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Apr 10, 2024

We would be doing so at the expense of policies that would really help working families.

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Apr 10, 2024

There are 20 years of data showing trickle-down economics doesn't work.

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Apr 10, 2024

Democrats took a different path, and now our economy is the strongest in the world.

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Apr 10, 2024

56 percent of the tax cuts enriched shareholders, the remaining 44 percent lined the pockets of many executives, 0 percent went to workers. I repeat, zero.

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Apr 10, 2024

It didn't pay for itself, it didn't increase revenue, and it certainly did not increase wages.

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Apr 10, 2024

We knew that this plan would disproportionately benefit the wealthy and the well-connected.

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Apr 10, 2024

In the last three decades our Republican colleagues have skyrocketed the deficit with trillions of dollars in tax cuts.

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Apr 10, 2024

Republicans have now wasted the last 16 months on chaos, conspiracies, and, of course, talk of more tax cuts.

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Apr 10, 2024

Republicans complain about government spending when there is a Democrat sitting in the White House.

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Apr 10, 2024

They lump all taxpayers together into one undifferentiated group, and then claim that 'an average taxpayer' receives a significant benefit from TCJA.

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Apr 10, 2024

In the words of Joe Biden, 'Grow the economy because that hurts nobody.'

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Mar 11, 2024

The answer is to bake a bigger pie so that people can participate, and I am all in on that suggestion.

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Mar 11, 2024

We want to make sure that there are no efforts that would dismantle the ACA or the health care system as we have improved it.

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Mar 11, 2024

As President Biden noted the other night, there will be no changes on his watch to the guarantee of these initiatives.

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Mar 11, 2024

Ways and Means Democrats will not back down from defending the economic, security, and peace of mind that we have given to workers and retirees from political threats.

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Mar 11, 2024

The American people have trusted us when it comes to protecting their access to health care, and for good and obvious reasons.

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Mar 11, 2024

More Americans have health insurance today than ever before, with 4 out of 5 people now being able to access high-quality care for less than $10 a month.

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Feb 14, 2024

Because if you are a taxpayer who can't afford to hire a lawyer or an accountant to help you create complexity and shield your income, then you would likely be very frustrated if those that did have the resources could do that and evade…

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Feb 14, 2024

You can't pay down your child's hunger once at the end of each year.

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Feb 14, 2024

By increasing the credit, making it fully refundable, and authorizing monthly payments we used the tax code to deliver relief directly to American families.

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Feb 14, 2024

I remind everyone every single Republican in Congress voted against the Inflation Reduction Act and against funding for the IRS to do its job.

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