Washington, DC | Dave Canton, MassLiveA proposal to renovate and expand the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home got a major boost Saturday as First District U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Chairmen of the U.S. House...
Chairman Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Support of California v. Texas
Jun 26, 2020
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) responded to the Trump Administration’s filing of a brief in support of California v. Texas, a lawsuit that seeks...
Massachusetts East-West Rail Would Compete For Grants
Jun 26, 2020
Washington, DC | Chris Lisinski, State House News ServiceThe beacon of light touted recently by Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal for an east-west passenger rail extension in the state is a grant...
Chairman Neal joins Chairman Thompson and Democratic Cosponsors in Introducing GREEN Act
Jun 25, 2020
Washington, DCToday House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) and 47 Members of Congress announced the introduction of Thompson’s...
Ways & Means and Appropriations Democrats Introduce Child Care Legislation to Support Working Families and America’s Economic Recovery
Jun 25, 2020
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman...
Chairman Neal Statement at Health Subcommittee Hearing on the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis
Jun 25, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you Chairman Doggett for convening this hearing. I have long been concerned about the health and safety of the millions of...
Calls for reform grow after report into Holyoke Soldiers’ Home coronavirus outbreak
Jun 25, 2020
Washington, DC | Lisa Kashinsky and Meghan Ottolini, Boston HeraldAdvocates, lawmakers and relatives of loved ones lost to the devastating coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home are...
Neal And Democrats Want To Expand ACA Coverage, But No Traction In Senate
Jun 25, 2020
Washington, DC | Kimberly Atkins,Rep. Richard Neal, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic House committee chairs to present a bill...
‘Very Troubling’ Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Report Elicits Calls For Major Changes At The Facility
Jun 25, 2020
Washington, DC | Adam Frenier, New England Public RadioLawmakers, officials and others weighed in Wednesday on findings of an independent report that said leadership at the Holyoke...
Health Committee Chairs Unveil Legislative Package to Make Health Care & Prescription Drugs More Affordable
Jun 24, 2020
Washington, DC | Legislation Also Expands Access to Health Care, Protects People with Pre-Existing Conditions & Reverses Administration’s Ongoing Sabotage of the ACAAs Americans face both the...
Chairman Neal Comments at Press Event Unveiling the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act
Jun 24, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) I’m honored to be with you all today to introduce the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act. We are still very much in the midst of this...
Neal Comments After Independent Investigation Examining Tragedy at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Released
Jun 24, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Baker-Polito Administration published the independent report investigating the COVID-19...
House Democrats unveil package to enhance Affordable Care Act, reduce health care costs and drug prices
Jun 24, 2020
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveDemocratic leaders in the House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care package to strengthen the benefits of the Affordable...
Neal, Waters, and Velázquez Reiterate Demand for Full PPP Transparency
Jun 22, 2020
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Small Business Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the...
Neal optimistic about big, Democrat-led spending bills
Jun 22, 2020
Pittsfield, MA | Jack Lyons, The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, expressed confidence in his party's efforts to invest in...
Neal Assists in Donation of Milk to South Congregational Church Community Food Pantry in Pittsfield
Jun 19, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA –Four hundred gallons of milk were donated to the South Congregational Church Community Food Pantry today. The milk is being donated by Vanguard Renewables with...
Neal Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
Jun 19, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined hundreds of his colleagues as original co-sponsors on a House Resolution in remembrance of Juneteenth Independence Day, the...
Congressman Neal introduces a new act to help with the country’s infrastructure
Jun 19, 2020
Springfield, MA | Morgyn Joubert, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- On Friday, Congressman Richard Neal spoke at Union Station in Springfield to address his new $1.5 trillion "Moving...
$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill would give big boost to east-west rail
Jun 19, 2020
Springfield, MA | Michael Connors, Daily Hampshire GazetteSPRINGFIELD — Standing on a platform Friday morning at Union Station, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal touted an expansive $1.5 trillion...
US Rep. Richard Neal touts $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan for trains, green energy with Springfield Union Station visit
Jun 19, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Speaking over the rumbling locomotive of the 12:05 Amtrak train to Hartford, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal touted a $1.5 trillion infrastructure...