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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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May 8, 2023

We believe that no supply chain should contain products made with forced labor.

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May 8, 2023

We understand that U.S. trade policies should not come at the expense of American jobs or the rights of workers at home and abroad.

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May 8, 2023

House Democrats, with leadership of this committee, paved the way for the May 10 agreement which brought labor and environmental provisions to the core of the U.S. trade agreements and made them enforceable for the first time.

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May 8, 2023

President Biden and congressional Democrats continue to push an economic and trade agenda that is focused not only on building the economy, but that benefits all members of the working families in America and across our great country.

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Apr 26, 2023

I remind everyone that, in Georgia-3, there was $2.6 billion worth of tax credits; Ohio-15, $4.5 billion of tax credits; West Virginia-1, $22 million worth of tax credits. Those tax credits did not go to the Chinese. They went to American…

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Apr 26, 2023

I thank the chairman for acknowledging the role that the child tax credit played in that statistical analysis. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Goldman), a new and very capable Member of this House.

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Apr 26, 2023

I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for calling attention to these tax credits. Talk about fortuitous timing, Mr. Speaker, here is the author of these tax credits, all $370 billion, along with Earl Blumenauer. We intend to lay out where…

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Apr 26, 2023

My point was and is Republicans voted for the PATH Act, as we did, and the bill is due. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), the minority leader in the House of Representatives, a…

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Apr 26, 2023

After years of Republican obstruction from members of this committee, outside the committee we finally secured some of the tax returns of ex-President Trump.

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Apr 26, 2023

I have consistently stated that repealing the IRA additional enforcement funds will let the wealthy, large corporations and tax dodgers off the hook.

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Apr 26, 2023

Americans are very tired of the two-tiered tax system that allows the wealthy and well-connected to play by one set of rules.

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Apr 26, 2023

There have been a lot of false claims made about who the IRS will audit.

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Apr 18, 2023

I don't think the Biden economic proposals and management is a train wreck. Instead, it is very clear that this is working.

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Mar 27, 2023

Ninety-seven percent of the adults in Massachusetts have health insurance because of the ACA.

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Mar 27, 2023

Had the insulin cap been in effect in 2020, more than 1.5 million Americans would have saved $500 that year.

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Mar 27, 2023

Make no mistake. Their proposals will have a hard time under the magnifying glass in standing up.

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Mar 27, 2023

On average Americans with coverage through exchanges have saved $800 this year, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Mar 27, 2023

Today more than 40 million Americans owe their health coverage to the Affordable Care Act. That is how important this law is.

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Mar 27, 2023

In the last 13 years, we have given Americans peace of mind, and we are not going back.

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Mar 27, 2023

We are raising the first generation of Americans that only know life with the Affordable Care Act.

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Mar 23, 2023

None of these commitments are worth anything unless they can be vigorously enforced.

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Mar 23, 2023

We can strengthen our economic and national security by creating good-paying U.S. jobs and deepening our ties with other nations.

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Mar 23, 2023

I want to also thank you. I know on the inside; you are an advocate for the congressional prerogative as it relates to the responsibilities that the Constitution lays to this committee and to the House of Representatives.

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Mar 23, 2023

USMCA now stands as a powerful beacon for what is possible when it comes to durable enforcement trade agreements.

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