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      <excerpt>...report on Thursday. A supporter of the provision, House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass, said it would help businesses hard up for cash. &amp;quot;It will provide quick capital at a time when it is nearly im</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...an opt-out provision, the GAO said. Legislation to establish instant enrollment in IRAs was introduced two years ago by Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass. President Barack Obama's 2010 budget would set aside $1 billion to establish an agency to administer emplo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>......&#160;Jessica Leving, writing for the Worcester Telegram &amp; Gazette, quotes us and uses our research in explaining how Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) receives a notable amount of campaign money from Washington, D.C. ... Erika Bolstad of the Idaho Statesman c</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), who has $3 million in cash on hand; Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md), who has $2.9 million in cash on hand; Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass), ...</excerpt>
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