“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.”

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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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Mar 21, 2016

I appreciate the historic references, obviously, because I knew those individuals.

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Mar 21, 2016

I have had a longstanding interest in the WEP issue and am an original cosponsor of this bill with Chairman Brady.

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Mar 21, 2016

The bipartisan effort included Members and stakeholders alike. We heard from everybody over the course of 3 years.

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Mar 21, 2016

Just again with institutional memory here, when we did this, when Chairman Thomas was the author.

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Mar 21, 2016

Repealing the WEP has been a priority of mine for many, many years.

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Mar 21, 2016

I advise colleagues on this Committee specifically to be very careful how they handle some of the Camp proposals.

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Mar 21, 2016

We are all aware of the great need to reform our broken and inefficient Tax Code, while replacing it with a Code that promotes job growth, lifts wages for all workers, and grows the middle class.

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Feb 23, 2016

It shouldn't be so hard to know what rates corporations are actually paying.

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Feb 23, 2016

There is no question that our broken corporate tax system has some--I represent some people--I don't know 50 percent that Mr. Reichert is talking about, but I represent some people who pay nearly the full statutory rate.

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Feb 23, 2016

Part of the solution is a carbon tax to help buy this down.

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Feb 10, 2016

I think it is outrageous that U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico have to wait until Congress will act to be able to get their fiscal house in order.

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Feb 10, 2016

I think it is outrageous that today we have in the law a provision in the law that allows certain entities to create a corporation and call it non-profit.

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