Thread by @danielmarans, The sheer number of articles in national outlets documenting Rep. Richard Neal's [...]

The sheer number of articles in national outlets documenting Rep. Richard Neal& #39;s coziness with corporate donors is pretty astounding.

Just today, there& #39;s this from @ddayen and @DRBoguslaw on the revolving door between his office and K St: https://prospect.org/politics/richard-neal-inner-circle-corporate-lobbyists-real-estate/

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. @BMarchetich on how Neal was to the right of Bill Clinton on health care in the 1990s -- and to the right of the labor movement on trade with China.

Love the dek -- He& #39;s "doing the work," folx

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/08/richard-neal-corporate-america-democrats

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Richard Neal Has Spent Decades Carrying Water for Corporate America

Richard Neal's career is the story of a low-profile lawmaker keeping his head down, doing the work, and serving the interests of the corporate donors who give him money.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/08/richard-neal-corporate-america-democrats

Yesterday, I published a piece on how Neal, who voted for a bill putting Puerto Rico under austere mainland budgetary oversight is mum on how to improve the law.

He has received $10k this cycle from BlackRock, a major Puerto Rican bondholder. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alex-morse-richard-neal-puerto-rico-debt-crisis_n_5f4b3cc5c5b64f17e13ecb06?q1g

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I might& #39;ve also mentioned that when Neal voted for PROMESA, he had received $2,500 from the PAC of MassMutual that cycle, another massive Puerto Rico bondholder.

After the June 9 vote, they chipped in another $5k and continue to give heavily. https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/09/10/why-massmutual-has-become-one-of-puerto-rico-s.html">https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/ne...

Columnist @ryanlcooper says the establishment& #39;s circling of the wagons behind Neal is "everything wrong with the Democratic Party."

https://theweek.com/articles/934497/massachusetts-primary-everything-wrong-democratic-party

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This Massachusetts primary is everything wrong with the Democratic Party

The future of health care reform rides on kicking Richard Neal to the curb

https://theweek.com/articles/934497/massachusetts-primary-everything-wrong-democratic-party

And of course, @andrewperezdc, @davidsirota, @jul1arock and @WalkerBragman have written countless stories, including:
--How Neal stalled a bill closing the carried interest loophole https://sirota.substack.com/p/under-neal-a-wall-street-tax-break
--Neal">https://sirota.substack.com/p/under-n... trying to halt an ad saying he takes corp $ https://sirota.substack.com/p/rep-richie-neal-sends-threatening">https://sirota.substack.com/p/rep-ric...

Under Neal, A Wall Street Tax Break Survives To Keep Enriching His Donors

Democratic legislation would end a Wall Street tax break - but the bill is stalled in Rep. Richard Neal’s committee as Wall Street bankrolls his campaign to try to fight off a primary challenger.

https://sirota.substack.com/p/under-neal-a-wall-street-tax-break

I have a discouraging observation though.

After being on the ground in #MA01 over two days, I rarely hear voters -- either who support Neal or Morse -- mention his alleged corruption ...

... All Neal& #39;s supporters focus on the clout his chairmanship gives him and how it benefits the district through things like the construction of Union Station in Springfield.

Neal opponents are progressives who are more likely to cite Morse& #39;s support for the Green New Deal, M4A.

Local press outlets have covered the corporate donations in the final stretch.

Here& #39;s one example: https://www.gazettenet.com/Alex-Morse-Richard-Neal-raise-big-money-ahead-of-primary-35852536

And">https://www.gazettenet.com/Alex-Mors... here& #39;s an LTE: https://www.gazettenet.com/Alex-Morse-Richard-Neal-raise-big-money-ahead-of-primary-35852536

But">https://www.gazettenet.com/Alex-Mors... I have to think that their focus on horse race stuff is part of why this stuff hasn& #39;t penetrated.

Money, endorsements flowing in 1st Congressional race

HOLYOKE — Money is flowing into the 1st Congressional District as the Democratic primary race for the U.S. House seat approaches on Sept. 1.In new filings with the Federal Election Commission,...

https://www.gazettenet.com/Alex-Morse-Richard-Neal-raise-big-money-ahead-of-primary-35852536

Last but not least, @donnydonny had a report today on how Bay State Health, a hospital and Neal donor that got big money from the CARES Act (a law Neal proudly claims credit for authoring), furloughed workers in response to $ strains of the pandemic. https://readsludge.com/2020/08/31/neals-cares-act-bailed-out-hospitals-but-not-hospital-workers/">https://readsludge.com/2020/08/3...

Neal’s CARES Act Bailed Out Hospitals But Not Hospital Workers

Neal secured millions for his hospital industry donors with no requirements for them to assist workers.

https://readsludge.com/2020/08/31/neals-cares-act-bailed-out-hospitals-but-not-hospital-workers/

. @donnydonny of @Sludge spoke to @MassNurses, which has endorsed Morse, about it.

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