North Adams, MACongressman Richard E. Neal joined President and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems Darlene Rodowicz, Vice President of North Adams Regional Hospital Laurie Lamarre,...
State lawmakers call for additional FEMA relief
Mar 28, 2024
Boston, MA | By Taylor Smith, Western Mass NewsBOSTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Several state leaders are echoing Governor Healey’s calls for a major disaster declaration following last September’s...
Officials tour cybersecurity center under construction at Springfield Union Station
Mar 26, 2024
Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioA cybersecurity center is under construction at Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts — and it's officially named after a...
Neal Statement on the $87M Award for Holyoke’s Sublime Systems
Mar 25, 2024
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy announced that Sublime Systems will receive $87 million in federal...
Neal Celebrates Fourteenth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Mar 22, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of the 14th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Neal Votes to Pass Schools, Safety, and Security Funding Bill
Mar 22, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass the second of two appropriations bills, averting a sixth government shutdown in as many months. This legislation supports education...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra
Mar 20, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) It’s always a pleasure to welcome back one of our own before our storied Committee. Secretary Becerra, thank you for being here today. Democrats have...
Talks on united Ireland should get underway, influential US politicians say following Stormont and Irish government leaders’ Washington visit
Mar 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. | By Paul Ainsworth, Irish NewsConversations on a united Ireland should get underway, US politicians have said after the visit by Irish leaders to Washington sparked optimism over...
United Ireland discussions need to start, US politicians say
Mar 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. | By Claire Scott, The TimesLeading US politicians have said discussions need to start on a united Ireland to avoid a “Brexit-style debacle” in the aftermath of a rushed border...
Hope and history tip toward ‘an Ireland of equals’ (Viewpoint)
Mar 16, 2024
Springfield, MA | By Congressman Richard E. NealOnce again, hope and history rhymed on the island of Ireland when Michelle O’Neill, the 47-year-old vice president of Sinn Fein from County Tyrone,...
Neal Statement on the Passing of D-Day Veteran Samuel James “Jim” Hanna
Mar 13, 2024
Washington, D.C.Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of D-Day veteran Samuel James “Jim” Hanna. “A product of the ‘Greatest...
Neal Statement on Launch of IRS Direct File Pilot Program
Mar 12, 2024
Washington, D.C.House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched the Direct File pilot...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Access to Care at Home
Mar 12, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to the work of Democrats, we’ve reached historic health care milestones that are improving Americans’ health and...
Neal Statement on Labor Unions’ Petition Against China’s Unfair Trade Practices in the Maritime Industry
Mar 12, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement encouraging the Biden Administration to initiate a new Section 301 investigation into...
Neal Statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Mar 11, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget: "As our economy continues to break...
Biden’s FY25 budget is ambitious but a future framework, Rep. Neal says
Mar 11, 2024
Springfield, MA | By Kaelee Collins, 22 NewsSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – President Biden has put his plan for the 2025 fiscal year budget forward. 5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address...
Neal Statement on the February 2024 Jobs Report
Mar 8, 2024
Springfield, MAToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) February 2024 jobs report:...
Neal Statement on the State of the Union
Mar 7, 2024
Washington, D.C.Tonight, House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) applauded President Biden's State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Biden was clear and unequivocal: the...
With east-west rail gaining steam, Richard Neal invites state Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt to State of the Union
Mar 7, 2024
Washington, D.C. | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comWASHINGTON — Knowing President Joe Biden would talk transportation at the State of the Union, U.S. Rep Richard E. Neal invited the Bay State’s...
Neal Votes to Pass Bipartisan Government Funding Legislation
Mar 6, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which includes six domestic funding bills that will address the needs of American...