Washington, DC | The bill would cut Social Security and Medicare in the middle of a pandemic and recessionWays and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement...
Neal Hails Passage of Great American Outdoors Act, Points to Significant Local Benefits of Full Funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund
Jul 23, 2020
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal hailed House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, one of Congress’ most significant investments in environmental conservation in a generation. This...
Neal Joins Raskin, Bonamici, Blumenauer & 114 Members in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland
Jul 22, 2020
Washington, DC | Barr ignored Members’ request last month for information about unidentified law enforcement in D.C.Today, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal joined his colleagues Jamie Raskin...
Chairman Neal Reiterates Urgent Need to Extend Full $600 Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Jul 22, 2020
Washington, DC | Slams GOP calls for a payroll tax cut and proposed adjustments to the benefit amount that would further overwhelm state unemployment offices and delay the administration of...
Neal Statement Following Vote on National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2021
Jul 21, 2020
Washington, DC Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6395 – William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For...
Negotiations continue over next relief package
Jul 21, 2020
Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Sarah Guernelli, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The next COVID-19 aid package could be coming soon. President Trump met with Republican...
State leaders salute John Lewis’ ‘good trouble’ in ‘struggle of a lifetime’
Jul 20, 2020
Washington, DC | Michael Connors, The RecorderU.S. Rep. Jim McGovern will never forget the time he was arrested alongside civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis while they protested the Darfur...
Chairman Neal Statement on the Passing of John Lewis
Jul 18, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement on the passing of civil rights leader and Oversight Subcommittee...
John Lewis’ humility, legacy recognized, appreciated in Berkshires
Jul 18, 2020
Pittsfield, MA | Jack Lyons, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — When Dennis Powell met U.S. Rep. John Lewis, he instantly experienced the humility of the civil rights icon. The moment came in 2017, at...
Springfield remembers John Lewis, civil rights hero, long-time Congressman
Jul 18, 2020
Washington, DC | Dave Canton, MassLiveA member of Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s inner circle during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and one of the longest-serving representatives in the House of...
Chairman Neal Statement on D.C. Circuit Panel Upholding Trump Administration’s Junk Health Care Plans
Jul 17, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Panel’s decision in ACAP vs. Treasury, Chairman Neal released the following statement blasting the...
US Representative Richard Neal visits Baystate Medical Center to thank frontline workers
Jul 16, 2020
Springfield, MA | Kristina D'Amours, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Richard Neal visited Baystate Medical Center to thank frontline workers during the COVID-19...
Baystate Medical Center treated 1,000 for coronavirus; at least 800 recovered
Jul 16, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — As numbers of coronavirus patients at Baystate Medical Center continue to drop, health administrators and political leaders are...
Soldiers’ Home trustees OK fixes
Jul 16, 2020
Boston, MA | Combined Wire ReportsBOSTON — Trustees of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke have endorsed multiple recommendations made in a highly critical state investigation into dozens of...
Chairman Neal Calls for Immediate Oversight of Trump’s Unlawful Directive to Examine the Tax-Exempt Status of Select Universities and School Systems
Jul 15, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to President Trump’s concerning tweets directing the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to examine the tax-exempt status of certain universities and...
Congressman Richard Neal On His Push For Trump To Release His Tax Returns
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | WBUR NewsroomWe speak with Congressman Richard Neal about the Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's taxes, the coronavirus pandemic, his reelection campaign and...
Hampden County Jail Inmates Making Face Masks, Medical Gowns For Local Use
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCInmates at correctional institutions across the country are producing face masks and other protective equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic. ...
US Rep. Richard Neal defends Dr. Anthony Fauci, decries ‘chaotic’ White House coronavirus response
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — In March, when everyone was still learning about the coronavirus and before it had killed 136,00 Americans, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal was telling...
US Rep. Richard Neal congratulates Hampden County inmates as they make face masks, protective gowns for the fight against coronavirus
Jul 15, 2020
Ludlow, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — Inmates in the York Street Industries vocational training program at the Hampden County Correctional Center have made 67,000 face masks as well as hundreds...
Inmates at Hampden County Jail help make PPE for COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 15, 2020
Ludlow, MA | Hector Molina, WWLPLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Many state agencies have played a significant role in fighting COVID-19. The Hampden County Jail inmates have been working to help benefit the...