Mar 23, 2021
Washington, DC | Amy Phillips, WWLP(WWLP) – The Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act saving retirement security for millions of...
Mar 22, 2021
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr....
Mar 18, 2021
Holyoke, MA | Stephanie Barry, MassLiveHOLYOKE — In an attempt to quell budding dissent over a $400 million proposal to build a new Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, the region’s most powerful federal...
Mar 17, 2021
Washington, DC | Amy Phillips, WWLP(WWLP) – The Annual Friends of Ireland program celebrated its 39th anniversary virtually this St. Patrick’s Day. Watch the entire program here. The...
Mar 17, 2021
Washington, DC | Alan Rappeport, The New York TimesThe Internal Revenue Service will again give Americans extra time to file their taxes as a result of the pandemic. Instead of the usual April 15...
Mar 13, 2021
Washington, DC | Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Business InsiderHouse Democrats said on Friday afternoon they have officially started work on an infrastructure package, kicking off what appears likely to be...
Mar 11, 2021
Springfield, MA | Waleed Azad, WWLPThis week, Congressman Richard Neal voted to pass an important government funding legislation that secures $8 million for the First Congressional District. The...
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) applauded the final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in the following statement: “This...
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DCToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted for final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to...
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) M. Speaker, I proudly stand in strong support of the American Rescue Plan. This pandemic has been ruthless. With over half a million lives lost, we are a...
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DC | Lisa Kashinsky, Boston HeraldAnother round of stimulus checks are poised to go out to most Americans after a divided U.S. House put its final stamp of approval on President Biden’s...
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal spent some time on the phone following Wednesday’s historic House vote approving the $1.9 trillion American Rescue...
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveRep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts will manage debate on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Democratic-led chamber is poised to...
Mar 9, 2021
Washington, DC | Ayelet Sheffey, Business InsiderTo continue providing economic relief to Americans during COVID-19, two House Democrats called on the Internal Revenue Service on Monday to extend...
Mar 9, 2021
Springfield, MA | Audrey Russo, Amanda CallahanSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- If you have a child under the age of 18 you could soon get a $3,000 tax credit. That's what is proposed under the...
Mar 8, 2021
Washington, DC Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
Mar 8, 2021
Springfield, MA | WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP/AP) – Most Americans can expect more money in their bank accounts soon, after the Senate passed a new coronavirus relief package over the weekend. The...
Mar 8, 2021
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSPRINGFIELD — House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal is confident not only that the $1.9 trillion American Rescue plan will pass the House...
Mar 6, 2021
Springfield, MA | Morgyn Joubert, Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The U.S. is one step closer to providing citizens a $1,400 stimulus check as the Senate passes a...
Mar 5, 2021
Washington, DCFollowing instructions from Speaker Pelosi to begin working on an infrastructure and jobs package, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following...
