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
04/14/1999	H.R.1420	Individual Tax Simplification Act of 1999	04/14/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/11/1999	H.R.1097	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the $500 per child tax credit and other individual non-refundable credits by repealing the complex limitations on the allowance of those credits resulting from their interaction with the alternative minimum tax.	03/11/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/04/1999	H.R.1011	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain real property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens who provide volunteer services under a State program.	03/04/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/25/1999	H.R.873	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that employees of a political subdivision of a State shall not loose their exemption from the hospital insurance tax by reason of the consolidation of the subdivision with the State.	02/25/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/19/1998	H.R.4855	Reinstatement of Medicare Bonus and Capital Payment for Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 1998	10/19/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/05/1998	H.R.4703	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax on commercial aviation to and from airports located on sparsely populated islands.	10/05/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/30/1998	H.R.4648	To clarify the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans.	09/30/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions)
09/23/1998	H.R.4611	To provide a temporary waiver for taxable year 1998 of the minimum tax rules that deny many families the full benefit of nonrefundable personal credits, pending enactment of permanent legislation to address this inequity.	09/23/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/07/1998	H.R.4489	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the $500 per child tax credit and other individual nonrefundable credits by repealing the complex limitations on the allowance of those credits resulting from their interaction with the alternative minimum tax.	08/07/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/26/1998	H.R.3672	Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act of 1998	06/26/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/11/1998	H.R.4053	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the individual income tax by repealing the adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions and the personal exemption deduction, and for other purposes.	06/11/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/04/1998	H.R.3995	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty in the earned income tax credit.	06/04/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/12/1998	H.R.3841	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the value of certain real property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens who provide volunteer services under a State program.	05/12/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/09/1998	H.R.3328	To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug.	03/09/1998 See H.R.4342. (All Actions)
03/09/1998	H.R.3327	To suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical Polyvinyl butyral.	03/09/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/09/1998	H.R.3326	To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Ethylhexanoic acid.	03/09/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/09/1998	H.R.3325	To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical.	03/09/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
02/13/1998	H.R.3101	Pension Improvement Act of 1998	02/13/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
01/27/1998	H.R.3102	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an inflation adjustment for the maximum amount which may be contributed to an individual retirement plan.	01/27/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/23/1997	H.R.2527	To repeal the provision in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to the termination of certain exceptions from rules relating to exempt organizations which provide commercial-type insurance.	09/23/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 4003

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.Res.345	Urging the President to faithfully carry out the Affordable Care Act.
05/18/2017	H.Con.Res.54	Expressing support for strengthening engagement between the United States and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
05/18/2017	H.R.1872	Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.207	Expressing the continued support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement (the Belfast Agreement).
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2464	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office".
05/11/2017	H.R.1500	Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2297	PARTNER Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Con.Res.52	Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/28/2017	H.R.2191	SEAT Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.1358	Scientific Integrity Act
04/12/2017	H.R.2092	Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.1902	Social Security 2100 Act
04/06/2017	H.R.2030	Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act

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