Ludlow, MA | Ray Kelly, The RepublicanFederal officials (figuratively) lifted their glasses and toasted Vanished Valley Brewing Co., recognized on Monday morning as a small business success story....
Local brewing spot stays afloat with help from Small Business Association
Jul 25, 2022
Ludlow, MA | Kaelee Collins, WWLPThe Small Business Administration is celebrating 69 years of helping small businesses grow, expand and recover from disasters. One local brewery’s doors have stayed...
Neal Celebrates President Biden Signing the Formula Act into Law
Jul 22, 2022
Springfield, MAToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Formula Act into law: “Parents should never...
Neal Votes to Protect Marriage Equality
Jul 19, 2022
WashingtonCongressman Richard E. Neal today voted to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a...
Neal Praises House Passage of Ways and Means Legislation to Ease Formula Supply Chains
Jul 15, 2022
WashingtonHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Formula Act: “The formula shortage has been...
Neal Statement on House Passage of NDAA
Jul 14, 2022
WashingtonToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after joining a bipartisan group of colleagues earlier this evening in passing H.R. 7900 – National Defense...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis
Jul 13, 2022
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Housing is a basic necessity for every American. It plays a vital role in determining our access to education and jobs, our health and well-being, and our...
Neal Statement on June 2022 Jobs Report
Jul 8, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2022 jobs report: “Yet again, the...
Neal Statement on Assassination of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Jul 8, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: “This is a...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Use of IRS to Target Political Enemies
Jul 7, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to a news report that former President Trump’s Internal Revenue Service...
Chairman Neal Requests Immediate Investigation into the Exploitation of the IRS by Trump Appointee
Jul 7, 2022
Springfield, MAIn a letter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) requested a full investigation into...
US Rep. Richard Neal accompanies President Joe Biden on Air Force One to Cleveland for pension speech
Jul 6, 2022
Cleveland, OH | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal joined President Joe Biden and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wednesday on Air Force One on a trip to Cleveland...
Neal Applauds VA Decision to Keep Leeds Medical Center Open
Jun 27, 2022
Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means released the following statement after learning of the news that the VA would not consider closing...
Chairman Neal Statement on Supreme Court’s Rollback of Roe v. Wade
Jun 24, 2022
WashingtonToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade: “Today’s ruling is the...
Neal Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Jun 24, 2022
WashingtonCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after the House and Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention...
Neal Celebrates Feasibility Study to Upgrade North Adams Flood Chutes
Jun 23, 2022
WashingtonCongressman Richard E. Neal today celebrated a critical first step in protecting the lives and livelihoods of residents of North Adams. In April, Congressman Neal submitted a...
Neal Votes to Lower Food and Fuel Costs
Jun 17, 2022
WashingtonYesterday, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted for new bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of food and fuel: another step forward in House Democrats’ fight against inflation. The...
Neal Floor Speech Commemorating Centennial of James Joyce’s “Ulysses”
Jun 16, 2022
Washington(As Prepared for Delivery) Thank you M. Speaker. I rise today to commemorate the Centennial of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” arguably one of the best literary masterpieces of our time. ...
Neal Statement on BDS Boston’s “Mapping Project”
Jun 15, 2022
WashingtonToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the BDS Boston "Mapping Project." "BDS Boston’s release earlier this month of 'The Mapping Project' is dangerous and...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Burnout Epidemic and What Working Women Need for a Stronger Economy
Jun 15, 2022
Washington(As prepared for delivery) In just a few minutes, we will hear the powerful stories of women who are doing their best to exist in our economy. I’m going to be brief because I want to let...