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Neal Statement On TSA Decision Allowing Small Knives On Planes

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Change in policy is ill-advised, unwise and risky (SPRINGFIELD, MASS) Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in response to Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) John Pistole’s recent decision to allow passengers to carry small knives on commercial airplanes. “This recent change in aviation policy is ill-advised, unwise and risky. How can the…

Congressman Neal Supports Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

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Praises Senate passage today of VAWA Reauthorization Bill Congressman Richard E. Neal, a co-sponsor of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 11), today praised the U.S. Senate for passing a bipartisan bill (S.47) to reauthorize the VAWA and urged Republicans to swiftly bring up and pass similar legislation in the House of Representatives. The VAWA significantly…

Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on President Obama's State of the Union Address

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CONTACT: William Tranghese (202) 225-8410 or william.tranghese@mail.house.gov STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN RICHARD E. NEAL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS   Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement tonight on President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address which was delivered in the United States Capitol Building.   "I am pleased that…

Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on Postmaster General's Decision to Stop Saturday Mail Delivery In August

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Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after the United States Postmaster General announced that Saturday mail delivery would end August 1, 2013. "I am extremely disappointed with the Postmaster General's decision to stop Saturday mail delivery. There are thousands of people across western Massachusetts, particularly those in rural areas, who rely…

Brewers Association Honors Congressmen Gerlach and Neal With Legislator of the Year Awards

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Boulder, CO • February 5, 2013—Citing tireless work on behalf of America’s small and independent craft brewers, the Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies—today presented two United States Congressmen with the organization’s Legislator of the Year Award. Reps. Jim Gerlach …

Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on the Selection of William "Mo" Cowan as Acting Senator

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Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick named William "Mo" Cowan as the state's interim United States Senator. "I want to personally congratulate Mo Cowan on being named the state's interim Senator. Given his past experience as Governor Patrick's Chief of Staff and legal counsel, I know he has a firm grasp on the…

Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on the Patrick Finucane murder report

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Continues to call for a full public inquiry Congressman Richard E. Neal, the senior Democrat on the Friends of Ireland Committee in the United States Congress, made the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives following the release of a report by Sir Desmond de Silva into the 1989 murder of Patrick Finucane in Belfast. "British Prime Minister told the…

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