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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.

Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I would remind my colleague that her vote for this bill will result in 63,000 people in South Dakota losing their healthcare coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), a…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleague that his vote for this bill today will result in 68,300 people from his congressional district losing their health coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, this so-called health bill is actually just mostly targeted for tax cuts for the wealthiest among us. Let's look at it this way: a…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), who played a major role in the substantive contribution he made to writing the ACA.

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I would remind my colleague that his vote for this bill will result in 50,000 people in his congressional district in Nebraska losing their health coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleague that her vote for this bill will result in 42,000 people in her congressional district in Indiana losing their healthcare coverage and care. I include in the Record a letter from Republican Governor…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), who is a well-regarded member of the Ways and Means Committee. I think it is fair to say that everybody in this institution looks forward to his time when he…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I remind my colleague that his vote for this bill will result in 40,900 people from his congressional district in Iowa losing healthcare coverage. I also want to thank the gentleman for being the first speaker on the…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-24
Feb 15, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J. Res. 42, a measure disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor regarding drug testing unemployment compensation applicants…

Congressional Record · 2017-02-15
Feb 15, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the doctor for that Webster's dictionary. That dictionary was published in Springfield, Massachusetts, and I am glad that the doctor from Tennessee sees it as the last word. Mr. Speaker, let me rise in opposition to…

Congressional Record · 2017-02-15
Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Chairman, I want to tell you that the last speaker said this was rushed through Congress. It took 2 years to write this legislation. Even by congressional standards, this was not rushed through Congress. We have waited 7 years to hear…

Congressional Record · 2017-01-13

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