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Democratic 2022 Representative In Congress

RICHARD E. NEAL

Congressman Neal has spent his career dedicated to serving others, motivated by the experiences of people he has met along the way and his own personal story. Throughout his district and across the nation, he is known as a champion of the middle class, an advocate for fairness, and a voice of reason. Former western Massachusetts Congressman John Olver has called him “one of the most powerful voices in the Democratic caucus.”

Social Security

We all pull the wagon in our youth because we may have to sit in the wagon in our older years.”

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Millions of Americans depend on Social Security for their income because so many people can no longer rely on the traditional employer sponsored pension. Millions more are currently contributing to the program through their paychecks. Although the 2017 Social Security Trustees Report says the program is stable for the future, it is critical to continue to strengthen and protect the program.  

Congressman Neal is a longtime champion of the Social Security program and has taken steps to protect and strengthen it, including:

  • Was a vocal opponent to President Trump’s proposal to cut the program by $64 billion in his FY 2018 budget
     
  • Supports efforts to explore ways to resolve lengthy wait times for Disability Appeals Hearings
     
  • Continues to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) which impacts thousands of Massachusetts workers including teachers, police officers, firefighters, and municipal employees that deserve to have their retirements protected
     
  • Supports legislation to reform the Social Security payee program to ensure robust oversight of a program that is critical to protecting the most vulnerable in our society
     
  • Protect Social Security benefits for our veterans, who have sacrificed for our country, because more veterans currently receive benefits from Social Security than Veterans disability or pension benefits