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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 14, 2024

I believe the only reason to work to cut the IRS budget is to either make consumer services worse or to make cheating on your taxes easier.

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Feb 14, 2024

The American people can count on us to ensure that wealthy and well-connected people are paying their fair share, too.

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Feb 14, 2024

Under Republican funding cuts, the audit rate on millionaires fell by more than 70 percent.

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Feb 14, 2024

The biggest threat to the IRS right now is the extremism of some of our colleagues.

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Feb 14, 2024

If the revenue is not collected in a fair manner, that means the rest of us pay more.

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Feb 14, 2024

What has the IRS done to restore an element of fairness to the tax system?

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Feb 5, 2024

We are talking about delivering savings of up to 25 percent, and yet our Republican colleagues are still making efforts to block the law.

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Feb 5, 2024

Our historic Inflation Reduction Act is starting to take hold, saving the American people money and delivering more breathing room.

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Feb 5, 2024

More Americans have health insurance today than ever before: 21 million people signed up during the latest open enrollment.

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Jan 31, 2024

We have heard the arguments here. This is what is possible. Despite what some have said here, this does expand the child tax credit. It is clear. No legislation that comes to this floor is perfect. We tried very hard, and we succeeded on…

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Nov 14, 2023

Our first priority must always be safety. Universities also have a responsibility to cultivate safe and supportive learning environments.

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Nov 14, 2023

Over a month ago, Hamas unleashed evil, slaughtering 1,200 people and kidnaping hundreds, including Americans.

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Nov 14, 2023

Let there be no doubt that I, along with our colleagues on the Democratic side, are here today to condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms.

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Nov 14, 2023

Freedom to talk about ideas is not the freedom to threaten people based on their identity.

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Oct 23, 2023

This subcommittee should be taking action to eliminate child poverty, not attacking struggling parents.

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Oct 23, 2023

The doubling of child poverty in our country in one year is a five-alarm fire.

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Oct 23, 2023

The progress we made in 2021 shows that we can slash child poverty when we have the political will to do so.

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Sep 18, 2023

Our intent here was not to be punitive, not to pick on anybody, and not to favor one side or the other.

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Sep 18, 2023

It was a good product that passed out of here because of the work of this committee and the product that became law.

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Sep 18, 2023

The idea was, almost like binding arbitration, to make sure that people of goodwill and good intentions would try to avoid the process at the end.

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Sep 18, 2023

The role that this committee played in ensuring that Congress would pass a strong and balanced law--emphasis on 'balanced.'

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Sep 18, 2023

Ways and Means Democrats continue to want what is best for America's patients.

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Sep 18, 2023

For too long, millions of Americans have struggled with unexpected out-of-pocket health costs that have caused anxiety and hardship for their families.

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Sep 18, 2023

I know what Kevin Brady and I intended when we helped to write this law.

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May 8, 2023

Without effective enforcement, trade liberalization measures can have a detrimental effect on America's workers and industries.

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