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Mass. Delegation Urges FEMA to Immediately Release Enough Ventilators from the Strategic National Stockpile to Massachusetts as Hospitals Prepare for Surge

Apr 6, 2020

Boston, MABoston, MA -- United 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), Seth Moulton...

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Federal officials have sent 100 of the 1,700 ventilators Mass. requested. That’s ‘absurd,’ lawmakers say

Apr 6, 2020

Washington, DC | Matt Stout, The Boston GlobeWarning that Massachusetts hospitals could run out of ventilators in a matter of days, members of the state’s federal delegation are pressing officials...

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Warren, Markey, Neal, Pressley Address Disturbing Reports of Veteran Deaths at Massachusetts Soldiers’ Homes

Apr 3, 2020

Washington, DC | Lawmakers Seek Additional VA Resources to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Prevent Similar Outbreaks at VA-Operated Long-Term Care Facilities Across the CommonwealthUnited States...

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Democratic Health Leaders Call on Trump Administration to Help Struggling Americans and Create Special Health Care Enrollment Period

Apr 3, 2020

Washington, DC | Initial reports show uninsured Americans are facing medical bills upwards of $35,000 for COVID-19 treatmentToday, House and Senate Democratic health leaders strongly urged the Trump...

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Neal, Takano, Davis Urge Treasury and IRS to Automatically Issue Economic Impact Payments to Supplemental Security Income and Veterans Affairs Recipients

Apr 3, 2020

Washington, DCLeaders from the House Ways and Means and Veterans’ Affairs Committees today called on U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service...

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Following Chairman Neal’s Request, Treasury Decides to Automatically Issue Economic Impact Payments to Social Security Beneficiaries

Apr 2, 2020

Springfield, MA | Neal called on Treasury yesterday to automatically provide the economic impact payments for seniors, veterans, and other low-income individualsSPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and...

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With Unemployment Claims Skyrocketing, Chairman Neal Questions Why the Department of Labor Has Yet to Distribute Emergency Funding to States

Apr 2, 2020

Springfield, MA | Nearly 10 million Americans have filed unemployment claims in the last two weeksSPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) questioned why the...

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Neal Secures Nearly $5 Million in Grant Money for Western Mass Communities for COVID-19 Relief

Apr 2, 2020

Springfield, MA | Funding will be awarded through Community Development Block Grant program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSPRINGFIELD, MA – Last week, Congress successfully...

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Amid Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment, Chairman Neal Demands Answers from the Trump Administration

Apr 2, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on the Trump Administration to provide Congress and the public with detailed information...

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Coronavirus relief act brings $4.8 million to Western Massachusetts, says US Rep. Richard Neal

Apr 2, 2020

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveFive cities in the 1st Congressional District represented by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal are getting $4.8 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...

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Coronavirus and the economy: US Rep. Richard Neal asks when feds will send money to process new unemployment claims

Apr 2, 2020

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveWith nearly 10 million Americans — 330,000 Massachusetts residents among them — filing for unemployment in the last two weeks, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal is...

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Holyoke community mourns after 13 deaths reported at Soldier’s Home

Apr 1, 2020

Holyoke, MA | Sydney Snow, Taylor Knight, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Holyoke community is mourning after 13 deaths were reported at the Soldiers’ Home Tuesday. Local veterans are also mourning...

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Investigation wanted for deaths of 13 veterans at Soldiers’ Home

Apr 1, 2020

Holyoke, MA | Kaylee Pugliese, Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsHOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WHSM) -- Government officials want answers and an investigation into what happened to veterans at the Soldiers’ Home...

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Neal, BMC Answer COVID-19 Questions In Telephone Town Hall

Apr 1, 2020

Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCMassachusetts Congressman Richard Neal held a telephone town hall Tuesday to answer constituents’ questions about COVID-19. The Democrat from the 1st District...

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Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Demands Answers from FEMA, White House Coronavirus Task Force about Lack of Transparency, Equity Regarding PPE Distribution

Mar 31, 2020

Washington, DCSenator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation in raising serious concerns to the Federal Emergency...

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Chairman Neal Calls on Free File Alliance to Help Non-Filers Access CARES Act Rebates

Mar 31, 2020

Washington, DCIn light of yesterday’s news that non-filing taxpayers will need to file a “simple tax return” to receive the 2020 recovery rebate, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E....

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Senators Markey and Warren, and Rep. Neal Applaud Return of WWLP TV to the Berkshires During Coronavirus Emergency

Mar 31, 2020

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) announced that as of today, Charter Communications...

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LISTEN: Telephone Town Hall with Dr. James Lederer, Berkshire Health Systems

Mar 31, 2020

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - In order to continue to keep the public aware of ongoing resources for the coronavirus or COVID-19 and to address concerns in the region, Chairman of the House...

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Chairman Neal Calls for Seniors to Receive Economic Impact Payments Automatically, Without Filing an Additional Return

Mar 31, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding seniors’ access to the economic impact payments included in the CARES Act: “My...

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Neal Statement Following Deaths at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

Mar 31, 2020

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the news of deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was reported Monday evening. “I am heartbroken by...

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