Richard Neal
Politician
1949-02-14
Quotes by Richard Neal
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The slogan of the moderate Republican Party is this: we are rich, and we are not going to take it any more.
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Fundamentally, I believe that the U.S. can improve its international standing and its national security by expanding trade and strengthening its relationships with moderate Muslim countries.
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President Bush is manufacturing a crisis by suggesting that Social Security is in imminent danger. It is not.
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We should stop arguing about tax cuts in this town.
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The tax relief that this Congress has given now in terms of four tax cuts has overwhelmingly gone to the people at the very top of the income scale in America.
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But what is striking about this, in a town that often talks about tax cuts, we could quite easily, Republicans and Democrats working together, do something that everybody in America desires, and that is a simplification of our Tax Code.
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People really have to believe in their tax system. They have to believe that there is an equitable distribution of the burden, but there is also an important investment based upon the potential achievements that come from us paying our taxes.
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The ABA works tirelessly in its efforts involving the first line of defense: the prevention of burn injuries.
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More broadly, we are going to have to examine the safety net programs to make sure they are poised to catch the families before they fall even more, especially in the areas of unemployment benefits, child care assistance, and foster care.
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Under the Bush plan, Social Security gets weaker, not stronger.
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