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Richard Neal: “Congress has the responsibility to tax that is suggested in…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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2025 Government Affairs Forum: Congressman Richard Neal

Published | Video Starts at 19:57

But sitting at the Supreme Court the other day in the brief that we filed in opposition to the President's tariffs and also most of other very important principle right now in America, Congress has the responsibility to tax that is suggested in Article 1 of our Constitution. Presidents don't get to impose taxes on people they like or dislike. So in Canada, well then it's Brazil. We don't like the outcome of a presidential election in Brazil. (19:57–20:05)

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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution assigns the responsibility to tax to Congress.

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