Taking Care of NC | Representative Jeff McNeely
Sep 21, 2026 · 58 min · 17 segments
Representative Jeff McNeely talks with Congressman Pat Harrigan!
Jeff McNeelyHost
Pat HarriganGuestBillyHost
And this is going to be a little bit different take for Representative Jeff McNeely.
But I did not get to hear the speech, but heard it later, watched it on YouTube.
Robert Kennedy Jr., who is basically over our DHHS on the federal level, gave a speech at the Republican Midterm Convention yesterday.
So I'm 72 years old, and for 70 years of my life, I would have bet any amount of money that I would not be addressing a Republican convention.
I attended most of the conventions, the Democrat conventions after that, and I spoke as keynote speaker in many of them.
I grew up in a Democratic party of Franklin Roosevelt, my uncle John Kennedy, my father Bobby or Robert Kennedy, and ours was a party of strong principles, clear policy, and inspiring idealistic vision for America.
My uncle ran on a platform of tax cuts, strong defense, and fighting communism.
The Democrats of that era stood with labor, working people, and the American middle class.
Our party was a champion of the Bill of Rights, and particularly for the unbridled free speech.
It was wary of centralized governmental power, corporate privilege, and secret intelligence agencies.
My uncle and father understood the connection between free markets and functional democracy.
They stood firmly against crony capitalism on the right and socialism on the left.
They were all for competition, for meritocracy, and for excellence, which they thought should be a universal aspiration of Americans.
My father and uncle served in World War II, and they understood the difference between forever wars that they opposed and wars to protect our national security, which they believed we should never hesitate to defend.
My family played critical roles in building NIH and the CDC into centers of gold standard of science that transformed America into this relentless dynamo of international research.
And this is going to be a little bit different take for Representative Jeff McNeely.
But I did not get to hear the speech, but heard it later, watched it on YouTube.
Robert Kennedy Jr., who is basically over our DHHS on the federal level, gave a speech at the Republican Midterm Convention yesterday.
So I'm 72 years old, and for 70 years of my life, I would have bet any amount of money that I would not be addressing a Republican convention.
I attended most of the conventions, the Democrat conventions after that, and I spoke as keynote speaker in many of them.
I grew up in a Democratic party of Franklin Roosevelt, my uncle John Kennedy, my father Bobby or Robert Kennedy, and ours was a party of strong principles, clear policy, and inspiring idealistic vision for America.
My uncle ran on a platform of tax cuts, strong defense, and fighting communism.
The Democrats of that era stood with labor, working people, and the American middle class.
Our party was a champion of the Bill of Rights, and particularly for the unbridled free speech.
It was wary of centralized governmental power, corporate privilege, and secret intelligence agencies.
My uncle and father understood the connection between free markets and functional democracy.
They stood firmly against crony capitalism on the right and socialism on the left.
They were all for competition, for meritocracy, and for excellence, which they thought should be a universal aspiration of Americans.
My father and uncle served in World War II, and they understood the difference between forever wars that they opposed and wars to protect our national security, which they believed we should never hesitate to defend.
My family played critical roles in building NIH and the CDC into centers of gold standard of science that transformed America into this relentless dynamo of international research.
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