NEAL, RICHARD E MR.

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: Experience: House: District 1, 1989-Present; Home State: Massachusetts; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,304,988Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Richard E. Neal

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Maureen; 4 Children: Rory, Brendan, Maura, Sean

Birth Date: 02/14/1949

Birth Place: Worcester, MA

Home City: Springfield, MA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

Masters, Public Administration, Barney School of Business and Public Administration, University of Hartford, 1976

BS, Political Science, American International College, 1972

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives

Mayor, City of Springfield, 1984-1989

Member, Springfield City Council, 1978-1984

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Portuguese Caucus

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Member, Democratic Steering Committee

Member, Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus

Co-Chair, House Machine Tool Caucus

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Co-Chair, New England Congressional Caucus

Professional Experience

Journalism Professor, University of Massachusetts

Aide, Mayor of Springfield, 1973-1978

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Adult Education Council

Former President, Alumni Association, American International College

Corporator, American International College

Member, Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club

Member, Boys Club Alumni Association

Life Member, Boys & Girls Club

Member, Emily Bill Athletic Association Cancer Crusade

Chair, Friends of Ireland

Member, John Boyle O'Reilly Club

Trustee, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library

Former President, Massachusetts Mayors' Association

Trustee, Mount Holyoke College

Corporator, Springfield College

Member, United States Conference of Mayors

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 176

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/03/2017	H.R.1172	Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.Res.169	Congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl LI.	03/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/27/2017	H.R.1235	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act	02/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/02/2017	H.R.822	Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017	02/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.R.6270	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates.	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/23/2016	H.R.4592	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act	02/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/15/2013	H.R.789	Build America Bonds Act of 2013	02/15/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/29/2015	H.R.506	Automatic IRA Act of 2015	10/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/26/2015	H.R.1821	Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015	06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
06/04/2015	H.R.2676	Build America Bonds Act of 2015	06/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/13/2015	H.R.2035	SCREEN Act of 2015	05/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/11/2015	H.R.902	Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015	02/11/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.3939	Invest in United States Act of 2014	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
04/16/2014	H.R.4288	Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014	04/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
08/29/2013	H.R.2117	Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013	08/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/08/2013	H.R.2035	Automatic IRA Act of 2013	07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/22/2013	H.R.2116	Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2013	05/22/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/20/2013	H.R.2054	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates.	05/20/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/09/2013	H.R.1320	SCREEN Act of 2013	04/09/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/26/2013	H.R.837	Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2013	02/26/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 4003

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/27/2005	H.R.3373	Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005
07/25/2005	H.R.2835	Teacher Excellence for All Children Act of 2005
07/25/2005	H.Res.289	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Health Center Week in order to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and for other purposes.
07/21/2005	H.R.3385	AMT Credit Fairness Act of 2005
07/18/2005	H.R.3003	To establish an independent Commission to investigate detainee abuses.
07/18/2005	H.Res.328	Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the workers' strikes in Poland in 1980 that led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union.	Failed	Nay
07/14/2005	H.Res.363	Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame.
07/13/2005	H.R.68	NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
07/12/2005	H.Con.Res.207	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued depicting the Lone Sailor Memorial, located by the Golden Gate Bridge.
07/12/2005	H.R.1542	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 695 Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as the "Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building".
07/01/2005	H.R.3096	Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005
07/01/2005	H.R.3006	Permanent Partners Immigration Act
07/01/2005	H.R.3005	Pulmonary Hypertension Research Act of 2005
06/30/2005	H.R.3159	Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2005
06/30/2005	H.Con.Res.197	Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.
06/22/2005	H.Con.Res.157	Recognizing the artistic excellence and community value of America's 1800 orchestras.
06/21/2005	H.R.2410	Depleted Uranium Munitions Study Act
06/20/2005	H.R.1424	Darfur Genocide Accountability Act of 2005
06/16/2005	H.J.Res.55	Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces From Iraq Resolution of 2005--Homeward Bound
06/16/2005	H.R.994	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.

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