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Rep. Richard Neal
Rep. Richard Neal
@neal.house.gov
Serving the 1st District of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives, with 83 cities & towns in western & central MA. Ranking Member of @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social. https://neal.house.gov/
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I can’t think of a more desperate admission of failed trade policy than temporarily lowering tariffs on select products to favor a political ally days before an election. People need a permanent end to this price-hiking trade war, not temporary decisions designed to tilt an election.
The Trump administration has granted tariff exemptions on some Canadian products, says Sen. Susan Collins, who’s facing a tough re-election battle in Maine.
Read my full statement below:
The election hasn’t even happened yet, and Trump is already trying to rig it if it doesn’t go in his party’s favor. States run their elections, not Trump. Any attempt by the Administration to bully its way into interfering with that process is an abuse of power and a threat to our democracy.
JUST IN: The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's US Senate election if the Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in the state which could decide the balance of power in the Senate. https://cnn.it/4eqk8HA
Republican priorities couldn’t be more clear: The wealthiest Americans who did not need a bigger tax break are getting one, while everyone else is stuck with higher prices.
More here:
My statement today on Trump’s latest capitulation to Putin:
In classrooms, kids should only have to worry about learning – never about hiding from a gunman. My heart breaks for the victims, their loved ones, and the entire community in Bend, Oregon. No family should ever have to endure this.
BREAKING: Three children ages 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed in a Bend, Oregon, school shooting, police say.
My thoughts are with @congressmanraja.bsky.social, his family, and Indian American and Hindu communities nationwide. I’m grateful to those who prevented a horrific tragedy. Everyone deserves to live and worship without fear. We must protect houses of worship in every community.
My family and I were worshipping at our Hindu temple in Aurora on Sunday when a white supremacist attempted a mass shooting targeting Indian Americans. I'm grateful to those who prevented a tragedy, but we must all come together to confront the hatred that put so many innocent lives at risk.
When businesses face hotter inflation, your wallet feels the heat too. It’s no wonder consumer sentiment has been hitting record lows when Trump keeps fueling higher prices with his tariffs and war with Iran.
The fact that we need to tell this administration that execution should never be used as entertainment speaks to a profound failure of moral judgment & basic human decency. Such a vile spectacle should never have been considered in the first place. It's beneath the dignity & values of this country.
With Trump doubling down on the very policies that are accelerating inflation, Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment will only struggle to keep up. After a lifetime of hard work, seniors deserve better than watching their benefits lose ground because of Trump.
Social Security Administration announces 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for 2027
Just weeks after Congress gave Trump more tariff power under the guise of sanctions on Russia, he reminds us of just how little he can be trusted. Instead of ending his disastrous war that has sent your costs soaring, Trump is opening the door for the U.S. to bankroll Putin's war machine.
BREAKING: Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel and suggested the U.S. could be a buyer.
No matter how many times Trump tries to put his thumb on the scale, Fed independence isn't up for debate. By creating this committee, he is wasting resources and time on a debunked fishing expedition that should instead be spent making your life easier.
Trump cannot simply bypass Congressionally authorized funding for lifesaving research. Democrats will keep fighting to restore it and put a stop to Trump’s public health assault.
.@newyorkfed.org stated it plainly: “Every percentage point increase in average tariffs, consumer goods prices increase by about a quarter of a percent after one year.” The result of Trump’s policies are crystal clear: higher prices for workers and families across the board.
Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says
It’s staggering how rampant this level of corruption and pay-to-play scheming has become in the Trump administration. It comes from the top: Trump bends the rules for his taxes and now, for the right price, his wealthy donors get special treatment when it comes to theirs?
It's clear the Trump Administration will stop at nothing if it means giving the ultra wealthy even more of a leg up. The potential cost of their latest maneuver around Congress? Over $150 billion. @senatefinance.bsky.social RM @wyden.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
Today’s jobs report shows why nearly three-quarters of Americans reject Trump’s economy: 🔴 Fewer opportunities 🔴 Higher prices 🔴 Paychecks that can’t keep up It's clear Republicans have no intention of stopping Trump & his friends from enriching themselves at your expense for as long as they can.
The U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, far short of expectations. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.
My full statement on this months jobs report here:
These taxpayer-funded ads do nothing to serve you. They only serve Trump. This is yet another example of how Trump is again ripping off the American people and elevating himself all on the taxpayers’ dime.
New: The Trump administration has spent more than $1M in public funds so far to boost the president on the airwaves. Experts including a Bush WH ethics lawyer said it likely violates federal laws against propaganda & political activity by gov’t staff. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
Trump’s Administration has repeatedly failed to keep your data safe. Now, this decision lets Trump use your SSA data for something it was never meant to do: verify voter eligibility. Your data should be protected, not misused as a tool in Trump’s voter suppression agenda.
Breaking news: The Trump administration can use a wide-ranging government database that includes Social Security information to help state officials identify noncitizens on their voter lists, the Supreme Court rules.
The American people have a right to know the truth about their government and members of the press have a right to report it. Trump just showed us the extreme lengths he will go to thwart that. That isn’t the hallmark of a courageous leader, it’s cowardice and un-American.
CNN journalists allowed back into the White House after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate access. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4ySE51v
As if making coverage harder to access through skyrocketing premiums and more red tape wasn’t painful enough, Republicans are doubling down to take it away entirely. It’s clear that Trump is perfectly okay with that, as long as those at the top can keep cashing in.
Breaking news: Vice President JD Vance is set to announce that the administration is removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage, saying that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health program.
Read my full statement here:
Read my letter with Rep. John Larson and Rep. Danny Davis:
The Kennedy Center is a beacon of performing arts & a memorial to one of our greatest presidents. Demolishing it would be illegal & un-American. Imagine a president adding their name to the Washington Monument or Lincoln Memorial. Only weak leaders grift their names onto the legacies of great ones.
Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)
If this sanctions bill passes, $6.2B worth of imports into Massachusetts could face tariffs as high as 100%. That means higher costs at the grocery store, gas station, & everywhere in between. Massachusetts already faced an estimated $3.7B tariff tab. This is the last thing families need.
My statement with Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov and @beyer.house.gov:
Trump is taking his war on child care one step further, making it even harder for parents to find child care while keeping their jobs. His latest move will strain resources, limit access to benefits for workers, and threaten the funding that providers rely on to keep their doors open.
The Trump administration is moving to allow married couples with a stay-at-home spouse to collect child care subsidies using funds from a federal program intended to assist working parents, according to people familiar with the plan. nyti.ms/3TiDA1A
Read my full statement on August's jobs report:
For Republicans, there’s never a problem giving those at the top every advantage money can buy. But when it comes to everyone else, they’ll go out of their way to kick the ladder out. Democrats won't stop fighting until these racist attacks are put to a stop once and for all.
Breaking News: The Trump administration released new rules that could revoke tax-exempt status from schools offering targeted support to minority students, a new front in the president’s campaign against higher education.
My full statement:
John F. Kennedy was a son of Massachusetts who dedicated his life to serving our nation. The Kennedy Center has carried on his legacy and continues to serve as a beacon for performing arts around the world. That legacy cannot be demolished to satisfy Trump’s vanity.