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Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after being unanimously selected by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to continue his service as Ranking Member of the Committee for the 119th Congress:

"Delivering immeasurable wins for the American people through the Committee on Ways and Means has been the honor of a lifetime, and my commitment only deepens with the challenges that lie ahead in the 119th Congress. From the Child Tax Credit to lowering health care costs, major retirement savings legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, oversight of the Trump Administration, and so much more, Ways and Means has gone big for the people under my leadership. 

“With the President-elect and House Republicans already telegraphing how their only policy proposals will run through the Committee, I am ready to defend our progress, and the programs and institutions people count on every day. The Republican agenda exists to enrich billionaires and big corporations while threatening Social Security and Medicare and socking everyone else with the bill, but Ways and Means Democrats will stop their unpopular proposals in their tracks.

“Now is the time to show the American people without a shadow of a doubt who we are and what we stand for—their prosperity and well-being. There’s much to be done in unlocking opportunity and making life more affordable, and I look forward to making it happen under our jurisdiction."

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