Washington, DCMassachusetts Congressman Richard Neal is expressing frustration at the pace of the federal permitting process involved in re-opening the former North Adams Regional Hospital. The...
Springfield students, volunteers plant trees in lower Forest Park area during Earth Day event
Apr 23, 2014
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — Volunteers including local high school students gathered Tuesday on Wilmont Street in the lower Forest Park neighborhood to plant approximately 25 trees in conjunction...
Gerlach, Neal renew push to make permanent a proven incentive for strengthening communities and creating jobs
Apr 2, 2014
Washington, DC House Ways & Means Committee Members Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Richard Neal (D-MA) on Wednesday reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would make permanent a tax incentive credited...
Warren, Markey, Neal Announce $1 Million Fire Grant To Holyoke
Mar 21, 2014
Washington, DC United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Richard Neal announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Holyoke...
FEMA and Diocese of Springfield Reach $38 Million Agreement on Cathedral High School and St. Michael’s Academy Recovery
Mar 3, 2014
Springfield, MA(SPRINGFIELD, MA) Congressman Richard E. Neal, Bishop Timothy McDonnell, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Paul F. Ford today announced a funding agreement...
Congressman Richard Neal Speaks on Raising the Debt Ceiling
Feb 11, 2014
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal speaks on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Congressman Richard Neal Speaks on Raising the Debt Ceiling
Feb 11, 2014
Washington, DC Congressman Richard E. Neal speaks on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Neal Defends Obamacare in Williamstown
Feb 10, 2014
Washington, DC WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With the Affordable Care Act looking like it is here to stay, Congress expects to continue tweaking the law. In the State of the Union, President Barack Obama...
U.S. Congressman Neal Tours Berkshire Campuses
Feb 10, 2014
Washington, DC U.S. Congressman Richard Neal was on the campus of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams Friday. As he often does during district visits, the Democrat taught a...
Congressman Richard Neal Introducing the Invest in US Act of 2014
Feb 8, 2014
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Congressman Richard E. Neal Introduces Legislation to Jumpstart Economy, Grow Middle Class and Fight Income Inequality
Feb 4, 2014
Washington, DC / January 27, 2014): Congressman Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Subcommittee, last week introduced legislation to jumpstart the sluggish...
Westfield cuts ribbon for Barnes Air National Guard Base runway project as state preps for national review of military installations
Feb 3, 2014
Washington, DC WESTFIELD - Gov. Deval L. Patrick and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal used the occasion Friday of a ribbon-cutting at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and Barnes Air National Guard base to...
Jackie Robinson honored in Springfield, Holyoke
Feb 3, 2014
Washington, DC HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - On the eve of Black History Month, schools in Springfield and Holyoke honored Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues....
Overdue honor accepted for fallen D Day veteran
Feb 1, 2014
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - On Thursday, Edward Smalley received a long overdue honor for his father, who was killed on D Day: June 6, 1944. Congressman Richard Neal (D-Springfield)...
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Massachusetts delegation, working to preserve military bases including Barnes, Westover
Jan 30, 2014
Washington, DC Expecting another round of BRAC, or Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations, and Pentagon belt tightening, the Massachusetts congressional delegation gathered...
Warren, Markey, Neal Announce $225k Fire Grant to Dalton
Jan 25, 2014
Washington, DC United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Richard E. Neal today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the...
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal defends Affordable Care Act in response to program opposition and roll-out troubles
Jan 24, 2014
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, has remained bullish on the Affordable Care Act, undaunted by the controversy that has surrounded its roll-out and by polls...
Neal favors raising minimum wage in stages
Jan 23, 2014
Washington, DC GREAT BARRINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said on Wednesday that he's in favor of raising the minimum wage in Massachusetts, but believes it should be done in stages, not all at...
“Paper City” Library Goes Digital with NMTC-Fueled Makeover
Jan 18, 2014
Washington, DC As the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program awaited congressional reauthorization in December 2012, Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., went before the House of Representatives to urge an...
Springfield announces final tornado federal aid settlement of $25 million to fund major projects including senior center
Jan 14, 2014
Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD -- Local officials announced Monday that Springfield has received a final settlement of $25 million in federal disaster aid for the 2011 tornado, with the money set to be...