WashingtonWASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government...
Congressman Neal visits Springfield to discuss Biden’s Build Back Better Act
Nov 19, 2021
Springfield, MA SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM)--The House of Representatives passed president Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act. Congressman Richard Neal stopped by the Courthouse Atrium in Springfield...
US Rep Richard Neal hails passage of Build Back Better Act after a ‘pretty remarkable week’ in Washington
Nov 19, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD — Fresh from a long night of managing debate and securing passage of the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal explained Friday afternoon...
Neal Praises House Passage of Build Back Better Act
Nov 19, 2021
WashingtonWashington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means voted for the Build Back Better Act, which delivers once-in-a-generation action to...
Chicopee veterans honored during wreath laying ceremony
Nov 11, 2021
WashingtonCHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony was held in Chicopee Thursday morning. Wreaths were laid at the six monuments in Veterans Memorial Plaza. Each monument pays...
Berkshire Family YMCA Announces Groundbreaking Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Congressman Richard Neal
Nov 10, 2021
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD: Berkshire Family YMCA will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on November 10 at 1:00 PM to celebrate the start of a major improvement and renovation program at its Pittsfield...
Historic paper mill in Lee to be redeveloped into affordable housing
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MALEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A historic Berkshire County paper mill will soon become mixed-use housing. For more than two centuries, the building has stood on the edge of the Housatonic Tiver and has...
How will the infrastructure bill affect western Massachusetts?
Nov 10, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Now that the major infrastructure bill passed through Congress last week, what does that mean for our transportation needs here in western Massachusetts?...
With infrastructure bill done, Neal continues push for more rail
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MAU.S. Representative Richard Neal of Springfield said Wednesday he's pushing Governor Charlie Baker to invest some new federal infrastructure funds in passenger rail expansion for western...
It’ll be two years, but a new look to the Berkshire Family YMCA is on the way
Nov 10, 2021
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD — For much of the next two years, the Pittsfield branch of the Berkshire Family YMCA will be an active construction zone as the facility undergoes a $12.4 million...
As ceremonial ground broken, affordable housing key to $60 million Eagle Mill redevelopment, officials say
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MALEE — The $60 million Eagle Mill redevelopment could be a catalyst for affordable housing in the Lee area and throughout Berkshire County. But, that housing needs a huge infusion of taxpayer...
After nearly 10 years, redevelopment of Eagle Mill gets underway
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MALEE — It’s not exactly the culmination of a dream — not yet anyway — but it’s the beginning of the realization of a developer’s vision to rehabilitate an old downtown mill complex and...
Neal says internal Democratic temperature “no longer in fever range” after infrastructure battle
Nov 10, 2021
Lee, MAAfter bitter internal disputes over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, a top Democrat says the party will coalesce around his Build Back Better bill. Six Democrats voted against...
Neal Votes to Create Millions of New Jobs, Rebuild America with Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Nov 6, 2021
WashingtonToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to create millions of good-paying union jobs with a once-in-a-century investment in rebuilding infrastructure in Massachusetts, including roads and...
Neal Statement on October 2021 Jobs Report
Nov 5, 2021
WashingtonWASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October 2021 jobs report: “This month’s...
Neal Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation
Nov 5, 2021
WashingtonWASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to the Infrastructure...
Neal believes legislation will move forward
Oct 26, 2021
Springfield, MACongressman Richard Neal said one way to understand what is happening – and not happening – in the House of Representatives concerning legislation reflecting President Joe Biden’s...
The Big E receives $9M Shuttered Venues grant from feds
Oct 25, 2021
West Springfield, MAThe Big E received a $9 million grant from the federal Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Program, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, the Eastern States Exposition and the U.S. Small...
Eastern States Exposition receives $9M grant for emergency assistance
Oct 25, 2021
West Springfield, MAWEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – An announcement by the Small Business Administration was made at Eastern States Exposition Monday afternoon. The Small Business...
Eastern States Exposition awarded $9-million grant to help recover from COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 25, 2021
West Springfield, MAThe Eastern States Exposition has been awarded a large grant from the federal government. Just weeks after nearly 1.5-million people visited the Big E fair, the exposition...