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Massachusetts: Richard Neal

August 4, 2009 - 09:52 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Mass Group

Teabag thuggery in Worcester

By Charley on the MTA

Reader billxi writes in approvingly of the story of US Reps Jim McGovern and Richard Neal getting shouted down by teabagging thugs in Worcester.

WORCESTER —  U.S. Reps. James P. McGovern and Richard E. Neal were heckled and booed after trying to rally support today for President Barack Obama's plan for a comprehensive national health insurance program.

The two Worcester-area Democratic lawmakers were shouted down several times by people attending a packed “town hall” meeting at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

UMass officials threatened several times to end the gathering because of the raucous behavior, which occurred despite a heavy police presence.

At one point, Mr.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 10:46

Neal on the U.S. Senate, Kerry joining an Obama administration and competitive State House races

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congressman Richard Neal said Sunday night that he isn't interested in pursuing the United States Senate, that he isn't sure if John Kerry would join an Obama administration and that he is focused on a couple state House races in his 2nd Congressional District.

In a brief but wide-ranging phone interview with PolitickerMA.com Sunday, Neal, a Springfield Democrat, said the speculation surrounding whether Kerry would be tapped for a cabinet spot in an Obama administration is "a bit premature."

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 21:52

Kerry’s pre-election schedule

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

While his Republican challenger, Jeff Beatty, went to three sign standouts Sunday, U.S. Sen. John Kerry was in Washington D.C. Sunday morning to appear on NBC's Meet the Press. According to his campaign, Kerry returned to Massachusetts immediately afterward and attended a get out the vote rally in Shrewsbury with Congressmen Richard Neal (D-Springfield) and Jim McGovern (D-Worcester). State Senate candidate Michael Moore, a Millbury Democrat who is running for state Sen. Edward Augustus' 2nd Worcester seat, was also at the event.

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Fri, 10/31/2008 - 08:58

Capuano won’t shut door on possible Senate run

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

CAMBRIDGE - Congressman Michael Capuano, a Democrat who is frequently named by political insiders as having high political aspirations, declined to rule out a run for the U.S. Senate should the opportunity present itself.

In an interview with PolitickerMA.com this week, Capuano, of Somerville, said he wouldn't rule out running but carefully qualified his answers by saying that he wasn't focused on the possibility.

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 16:48

Neal to host Irish American rally for Obama in Philly

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congressman Richard Neal is set to host two get-out-the-vote rallies in Philadelphia Saturday, according to Barack Obama's campaign.

The Springfield Democrat will join Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) for the first event at 1:30 p.m. and will then host a second event at 5:30 p.m. Both are geared toward Obama's Irish American supporters.

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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 09:41

Multiple Mass. superdelegates plan to vote for Clinton in Denver

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

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UPDATED: A recent survey of Massachusetts superdelegates that endorsed U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary found that several plan to vote for Clinton on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention next week.

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Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:45

Frank receives lots of PAC money, gives heavily to other Dems

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Newton), the chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, reported raising more than $380,000 in the second quarter of this year, over a third of the haul coming from political action committees, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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Tue, 07/15/2008 - 09:43

Neal raises nearly $225K in Q2

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Second district Democrat Richard Neal (D-Springfield) reported $1,878,843 in cash on hand at the end of the second financial quarter.

[img_assist|nid=362|title=Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=135|height=183]Neal, a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, had a good quarter, raising nearly $225,000 up from last quarter's haul of $161,000.

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