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Richard 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.

Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, we don't object to the three brackets being lowered for the American people in the middle class. We object to the idea that there were no hearings on this and the top brackets were reduced, doubling the estate tax exemption…

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, could we have clarification as to how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself an additional 2 minutes. So this would allow now priest, rabbi, imam, minister, to stand at the pulpit and offer an endorsement of a particular candidate for public office. What happened to Jefferson's wall of…

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I recall this very quaint time when some of us arrived in Congress when the legislative session would wind down. There would always be this stellar photograph of the…

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, so the holy grail of the tax cut was the constant reference to the stock market. That is what we have heard for the last year. I wonder about some of our Members, if they…

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), the very assertive spokesperson from Napa Valley and my friend.

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), the ranking member of the Tax Policy Subcommittee.

Congressional Record · 2018-12-20
Dec 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the efforts of my colleagues on the Agriculture Committee, which have resulted in this bipartisan bill. I am particularly pleased that the conference report rejects controversial provisions from the House…

Congressional Record · 2018-12-12
Nov 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Chabot and Mr. Sensenbrenner, as well as Mr. Nadler, for bringing this legislation to the floor. Indeed, it is bipartisan in nature. It is not an effort here to go beyond what the rules currently allow in terms of…

Congressional Record · 2018-11-28

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