They were lobbying on legislation before his committee. They were also employing his son.
After three decades representing his home of Springfield, Massachusetts, in the U.S. House, Democratic Rep. Richard Neal reached the goal of his lifetime in January 2019: He took the gavel of the House Ways and Means Committee, with far-reaching powers to shape the nation’s tax code. A year later, his 45-year-old son Brendan Neal launched…