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Richard Neal: “The American economy was saved because of the position that…”

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

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OTR: Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal on best approach to getting Build Back Better Act passed

Published | Video Starts at 01:26

And not to miss the point that Speaker Pelosi and I, along with former Secretary Mnuchin, we negotiated the CARES act and then the HEROES act in December. So The American economy was saved because of the position that we took. That was very assertive. And I feel very strongly that getting this right is the most important element. (01:26–01:29)

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