Boston, MA | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceMassachusetts is getting a record $307.5 million in federal home heating aid this fiscal year thanks to a major infusion from the American Rescue...
Massachusetts receives record $307M in heating assistance as temperatures fall and fuel prices rise
Jan 11, 2022
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanMassachusetts has a record $307.5 million in federal home heating assistance money available because through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed...
Neal Highlights American Rescue Plan Funds to LIHEAP
Jan 11, 2022
Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal highlighted a new report from the White House outlining how Massachusetts received more than double the amount of home energy assistance funds than...
Legislators working to protect homeowners
Jan 9, 2022
Boston, MA | Staff Report, Athol Daily NewsThe Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) convened to hear testimony on a series of bills. Among the legislation is...
McGovern, Neal reflect on Jan. 6, warn of ongoing attacks on democratic rights
Jan 6, 2022
Washington | Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire Gazette NORTHAMPTON — Congressman Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, was a firsthand witness to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol...
Democracy worked, Congress fulfilled duty on Jan. 6
Jan 6, 2022
Washington, D.C.Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, started out ordinarily enough. I was up early, walked up the street to get a coffee and returned to my apartment to read the day’s news before heading into...
What the Biden infrastructure bill could mean for public transportation in Mass.
Dec 27, 2021
Boston | Roseli Arena, Daily Hampshire GazetteThe recently passed $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill that will bring Massachusetts up to $2.8 billion in the next five years is slated to...
Millions coming to Massachusetts for roadway infrastructure projects
Dec 22, 2021
Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMC Northeast Public Radio | First tranche of funding from bipartisan infrastructure law is announcedThe first installment of money from the federal bipartisan...
Effort to refund federal Restaurant Revitalization program is underway
Dec 21, 2021
Washington | Angi Gonzalez, Spectrum NewsNearly 60 restaurants in the Worcester area received a total of $13 million in aid from the Small Business Administration's Restaurant...
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Applauds Historic Investments in Massachusetts Roadway Infrastructure
Dec 21, 2021
Washington | Commonwealth set to receive $804.6 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve roads, promote safety, and reduce pollutionAfter enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure...
Congressional Delegation Announces Over $48 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants for Massachusetts
Dec 17, 2021
Boston, MAUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08),...
Mayors meet with Secretary of Labor on infrastructure funds
Dec 17, 2021
Springfield, MA | G. Michael Dobbs, The ReminderArea mayors met with both the Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Congressman Richard Neal to discuss the federal funding to the commonwealth from the...
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh touts passenger rail in visit to Springfield Union Station
Dec 13, 2021
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said Monday that communities should see funding from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill hit the streets in...
Lawmakers discuss infrastructure law improvements at Union Station in Springfield
Dec 13, 2021
Springfield, MA | Seth Rosenthal, Nick Aresco, WWLPFederal money could be coming to the state as soon as next summer as part of the major infrastructure bill that was passed in November. Former...
Secretary Walsh, Rep. Neal highlight new infrastructure bill
Dec 13, 2021
Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Hugh Zeitlin, Western Mass NewsCongressman Richard Neal was joined by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh in Springfield on Monday. The two were at Union Station to...
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh promotes infrastructure law during Springfield visit
Dec 13, 2021
Springfield, MA | Paul Tuthill, WAMC A member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet was in western Massachusetts Monday to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh...
Rep. Richard Neal cites jobs at Warren Pump, General Dynamics in defense bill vote
Dec 8, 2021
WashingtonWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, said Wednesday that his vote to help pass the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act strengthened both national...
Neal Votes for Annual Defense Bill to Meet the Needs of Servicemembers and Military Families
Dec 8, 2021
WashingtonLast evening, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass bipartisan defense legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, that strengthens America’s...
Neal flexing muscles for east-west rail
Dec 2, 2021
WashingtonUS REP. RICHARD NEAL on Thursday signaled that he intends to use his considerable clout in Congress to deliver significant infrastructure funds for Massachusetts, particularly his personal...
Congressman Richard Neal calls East-West rail, linking Boston and Western Massachusetts, a ‘top priority’
Dec 2, 2021
WashingtonA passenger rail link between Boston and Western Massachusetts is “one of the most essential infrastructure investments we anticipate making” now that a federal infrastructure package has...