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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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Nov 15, 2017

This bill phases out the deductions that benefit middle-income families. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schneider).

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Nov 15, 2017

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Nov 15, 2017

Over 350,000 Tennessee households making under $132,000 will see a tax increase with this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney), a leader on the Higher Education Subcommittee and well known…

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Oct 26, 2017

It is getting time for Halloween, so they have put on the disguise on the other side. So what we are hearing today is, from the last two Republican speakers: This is a bad budget. Let's vote ``yes.'' The gentleman from Ohio said a while…

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Oct 4, 2017

Since the gentlewoman, my friend from Tennessee, remarked upon economic growth, let me, as one who was here at the time, perhaps correct the Record. Bill Clinton's economic growth was higher than Ron Reagan's, and that is not in dispute…

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Sep 25, 2017

I stand in support of H.R. 1235, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, which I introduced along with my colleague from Kentucky (Mr. Barr). People in Kentucky think that they invented basketball. It was…

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Sep 25, 2017

I think that there is a sufficient opportunity here going forward, as the previous gentlemen has spoken, to discuss the whole issue of flood insurance. I just don't think this is the moment to be discussing the flood insurance initiatives…

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Sep 8, 2017

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, as I stand in support of this legislation, it is important to acknowledge that it not only addresses the needs of the residents who are cleaning up after Harvey, but it ensures…

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Sep 5, 2017

I think that this is a good step in the right direction. I hope that we will also encourage the Department of Justice in addition to what we are attempting to do here. As Mr. Roskam knows, they are part of the challenge in front of us as…

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Sep 5, 2017

Before I introduce the primary cosponsor of this legislation, I want to respond to something the previous speaker said. Commissioner Koskinen said a number of times in testimony before the Ways and Means Committee that he doesn't write the…

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Jul 26, 2017

The previous speaker said: How could a group be so far off in their analysis? Well, they were that far off with the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. Alan Greenspan was certainly off. In his commentary about economic growth, we had the…

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Jun 21, 2017

Today's hearing is an opportunity for us to hear from you about the Administration's vision for U.S. trade.

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