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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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Dec 22, 2022

A reminder, 9 out of the last 10 Presidents of the United States have publicly offered their tax forms. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis), one of the leaders on this issue.

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Dec 22, 2022

I still intend to say kind things about the ranking member despite peeling the bark off my legislation. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), a leader on this issue of tax compliance.

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Dec 19, 2022

This clearly showed that a mandatory audit program, which requires every President and Vice President's tax returns to be reviewed by IRS was not working properly.

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Sep 26, 2022

Historically been opaque to Congress and to stakeholders.

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Aug 12, 2022

I will be the first to acknowledge that, Madam Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Aug 12, 2022

A reminder that there are, I believe, almost 600,425 Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes in Pennsylvania. It is important that the bill that we have caps insulin costs. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from…

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Mar 29, 2022

We are waiting on one more speaker. If Mr. Brady has anybody else he wants to thank, that would be great. I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mar 29, 2022

Might I inquire of the ranking member how many more speakers he might have.

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Mar 29, 2022

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta), another real champion of Social Security and retirement.

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Mar 9, 2022

This evening's debate is about holding Putin accountable for his unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people. What we are talking about here is responsible use of trade policy as a powerful tool not only to condemn Putin's aggression and…

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Mar 9, 2022

I just want to reassure the gentleman that I remain committed to the position he has offered as it relates to the World Trade Organization and a suspension of Russia's partnership in WTO. Making sure that we do that in the right procedure…

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Nov 19, 2021

Is the gentleman prepared to close? I reserve the balance of my time.

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Nov 18, 2021

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader and a real champion of this institution.

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Nov 18, 2021

Tonight, the vote we cast is about history.

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Oct 1, 2021

He pointed out that there were two members of the Senate that have not yet subscribed of the full package and simultaneously he talked about the value of the package, and how we can`t miss this opportunity.

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Sep 29, 2021

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader, one of the most capable legislators I have known.

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Sep 29, 2021

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), the very capable Congresswoman.

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Sep 29, 2021

It is a pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Gomez), whose work on USMCA was outstanding.

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Jul 27, 2021

We believe these proposals would significantly close the retirement plan coverage gap by leveraging existing retirement plan systems, while imposing practically no burden on employers.

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May 17, 2021

Most recently, President Biden's American Families Plan and the Building an Economy for Families Act released by U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, are important steps forward in this dialog.

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May 3, 2021

There was no request to include a union member in the panel, so we did not.

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May 3, 2021

They didn't like their pay system. They didn't like how they were treated by supervisors.

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Mar 10, 2021

The gentleman from New York, my friend, knows that that decision was rendered by a federal judge, not by this Chamber. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), chairman of the Subcommittee on…

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Mar 9, 2021

One thing that you should know about the tax code, getting something out of the code is oftentimes harder than getting something in the code. So, I`ve already had some thoughts about how we`re going to expand it and make it permanent. And…

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