Washington, DCTomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on Congress’s third coronavirus response package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes...
Massachusetts Delegation Asks Census Bureau to Allow Colleges and Universities to Report on All Students Using Administrative Data
Mar 24, 2020
Washington, DC | Campus closures due to the coronavirus pandemic may create significant barriers to counting Massachusetts students, leading to a major undercount for Massachusetts in the 2020...
Following Ways and Means Committee Request, IRS Releases Guidance for 2020 Tax Filing Season
Mar 24, 2020
Washington, DC | In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, IRS announced federal income tax return filing and payment reliefFollowing the request of Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal...
Ways and Means Contributions to House Democrats’ Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
Mar 23, 2020
Washington, DC | Committee provisions provide support for hospitals, patients, workers, and small businessesToday, House Democrats unveiled the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, the...
Chairman Neal Statement on 10th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Mar 23, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement marking the 10th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable...
Massachusetts Delegation Calls for Governor to Support Community Hospitals and Community Health Centers
Mar 20, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) led the Massachusetts Delegation in a call for Governor Baker to prioritize the needs of community hospitals...
Neal Statement Calling on President Trump to Use Defense Production Act Powers
Mar 20, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement urging President Trump to use the Defense Production...
Neal Joins MA Colleagues in Requesting a Status Update on the Production of Swabs from the State’s Medical Products Companies
Mar 20, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) was joined by his Massachusetts colleagues James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F....
Mass. Lawmakers Urge Congress to Include Funding for Community Development Block Grant in COVID-19 Stimulus
Mar 20, 2020
Boston, MABoston, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen...
Schools Providing Free Meals To Go During Coronavirus Closure
Mar 20, 2020
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCSchools are closed, but in many districts free meals are still available to children. Celenia Cola, a 2nd-grader at Lincoln Elementary School in Springfield,...
Health care protective equipment shortage reaching crisis point
Mar 20, 2020
Northampton, MA | Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire GazetteNORTHAMPTON — Nowadays, when Kurt Bahneman enters a patient’s room to start his day as a respiratory therapist at Cooley Dickinson...
Mass. Lawmakers Seek Update from HHS on Commonwealth’s Request for Personal Protective Equipment from Strategic National Stockpile
Mar 19, 2020
Washington, DC | Massachusetts Hospitals Anticipating Shortages of Equipment Needed to Protect Frontline Workers from COVID-19United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey...
Massachusetts Set to Receive $1.08 Billion in Medicaid Funding Under Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Mar 19, 2020
Washington, DCUnited 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), Stephen F. Lynch...
Ways and Means Leaders Urge Social Security Administration to Safeguard Health and Minimize Disruptions Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Mar 19, 2020
Washington, DCHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), along with Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Ranking...
Chairman Neal Calls on IRS to Extend Federal Tax Filing Deadline
Mar 19, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Steven Mnuchin to extend the federal tax filing...
Chairman Neal Statement on Senate GOP Coronavirus Bill
Mar 19, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Leader McConnell released Senate Republicans’ latest coronavirus legislation:...
US Rep. Richard Neal, School Superintendent Daniel Warwick visit Springfield food pickup site
Mar 19, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSpringfield schools feed 30,000 children breakfast and lunch every day, but only a fraction of those students are stopping at designated sites offering...
LISTEN: Telephone Town Hall with Congressman Richie Neal and Dr. Mark Keroack, Baystate Health
Mar 18, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA - In order to address the coronavirus or COVID-19 concerns in the region, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Richard E. Neal teamed up with Dr. Mark...
Chairman Neal Applauds Families First Coronavirus Response Act Becoming Law
Mar 18, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus...
Congressman Neal discusses government approach towards coronavirus with 22News
Mar 18, 2020
Washington, DC | WWLP(WWLP) – More than 7,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States as of Wednesday. In Massachusetts, 256 cases have been...