House Ways & Means Committee Chair Neal Issues Opening Statement at Markup of Views & Estimates Letter to Committee on FY 2026 Budget
September 17, 2025
September 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup of the views and estimates letter to the committee on the budget for fiscal 2026:
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This is the most important committee in Congress. The room where Medicare and Medicaid were born, where the promise of Social Security was drafted. It is within these walls that . . .
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(As prepared for delivery)
This is the most important committee in Congress. The room where Medicare and Medicaid were born, where the promise of Social Security was drafted. It is within these walls that . . .