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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.

Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6084, which will provide needed assistance to victims of identity theft. The Committee on Ways and Means has been engaged for some time on the…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24
Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this week has been dubbed ``health week'' on the House floor. However, based on the legislation we are considering, it is hard to take that challenge seriously. The bills…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24
Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6124, which closes a longstanding gap in Social Security coverage for members of Indian Tribal councils. Let me thank Representatives Dave…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24
Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the House has passed this bill before, making clarifications on existing religious exemptions for healthcare. I understand that religious groups have important healthcare…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24
Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4952, the Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act. More than 19 million Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled…

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Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today's debate reminds me of the words of Will Rogers who used to say that: ``The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time…

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Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the sponsors for their hard work, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I…

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Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. Mr. Speaker, anybody who doesn't understand what $2.3 trillion of tax cuts and further tax cuts of this measure mean as a threat to Medicare and Social Security and Medicaid down the road, that is a…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24
Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I want to thank the sponsors for their hard work. I urge colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jul 24, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remainder of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted that the gentlewoman from Indiana, my friend, just mentioned the tax cut, so let me just point this out. We have gone from a rate of 35 percent in the…

Congressional Record · 2018-07-24

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