“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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Apr 13, 2016

There is a good reason that Congress is mentioned as the first branch of government, and it is actually to oversee the executive.

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Apr 12, 2016

I must tell you I think Camp gets plaudits for putting out a model.

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Apr 12, 2016

Reforming our Tax Code remains of the utmost importance.

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Apr 12, 2016

Mr. Williams' proposal didn't do any base-broadening.

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Apr 12, 2016

I think that the way that we acted on incremental tax reform at the end of the year is probably not the best way to do it.

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Apr 12, 2016

Time is of the essence, Mr. Chairman. The American people are imploring us to act.

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Apr 12, 2016

the political system right now in America is holding back economic growth. It is stunting economic growth.

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Apr 12, 2016

We need to replace our current Code with one that promotes job growth, lifts wages for all workers, and grows the middle class.

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Apr 12, 2016

I think the dilemma was highlighted by the last panel.

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Mar 21, 2016

I remember the fury when that proposal was released.

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Mar 21, 2016

But the argument instead was, this is going to spur a lot of new investment. And that really didn't happen.

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Mar 21, 2016

I express my frustration at this hearing because oftentimes, even with the best proposals that step forward, they get caught up in partisan politics and we end up going backward, rather than forward.

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