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 21, 2016

The bipartisan effort included Members and stakeholders alike. We heard from everybody over the course of 3 years.

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Mar 21, 2016

I express my frustration at this hearing because oftentimes, even with the best proposals that step forward, they get caught up in partisan politics and we end up going backward, rather than forward.

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Mar 21, 2016

I have had a longstanding interest in the WEP issue and am an original cosponsor of this bill with Chairman Brady.

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Mar 21, 2016

Repealing the WEP has been a priority of mine for many, many years.

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Mar 21, 2016

I appreciate the historic references, obviously, because I knew those individuals.

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Feb 23, 2016

There is no question that our broken corporate tax system has some--I represent some people--I don't know 50 percent that Mr. Reichert is talking about, but I represent some people who pay nearly the full statutory rate.

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Feb 23, 2016

It shouldn't be so hard to know what rates corporations are actually paying.

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Feb 23, 2016

Part of the solution is a carbon tax to help buy this down.

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Feb 10, 2016

So why not act now on this inversion legislation? Why not?

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Feb 10, 2016

We shouldn't let people who cheat get off the hook, because that undermines confidence in the tax system.