Following bombshell reporting that SSA’s key databases were copied onto a personal thumb drive for a DOGE employee’s personal gain, the Social Security leaders are fighting for transparency for the...
Congressman Neal, BHS Talk Local Health Care in 2026
Mar 12, 2026
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In a time of federal funding uncertainties, community members are encouraged to maintain preventative health care, such as doctor visits. On...
Neal talks health care in Pittsfield, effects of Iran War on local economy
Mar 12, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Kari Njiiri The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran is in its second week with apparently no end in sight. There have been shifting statements from the Trump...
WMass lawmakers renew query about Springfield’s closed SBA office
Mar 6, 2026
By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com The congressional lawmakers representing Western Massachusetts have once again urged the Trump administration to swiftly reopen a Small Business Administration...
Hope Center for the Arts getting $5M boost from federal funds
Mar 6, 2026
By Ben LeBlanc | Special to The Republican SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., announced a $5 million grant at a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE
Mar 4, 2026
by: FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by...
IRS chief says agency is engaged in a ‘thorough’ cybersecurity review
Mar 4, 2026
Democratic lawmakers pressed Frank Bisignano on the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement. The CEO said the tax agency is prioritizing risk management and touted its AI work. By Matt Bracken, FEDSCOOP The...
‘Illegal’ and ‘Reckless’: As showdown looms, Mass. lawmakers lead charge to block Trump’s Iran war
Mar 4, 2026
By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com For U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a “yes” vote on the bipartisan war powers act set to come before the lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week is a no-brainer. The...
Democrats, Republicans in the Northeast respond to Trump’s war with Iran, evolving turmoil in the Middle East
Mar 3, 2026
LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes Leaders in the Northeast are responding to President Donald Trump’s shock decision to start a war with Iran over the weekend. LUCAS WILLARD:...
Neal calls Iran military action ‘unauthorized’ and ‘untimely’
Mar 2, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier U.S. Representative Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat, on Monday called military strikes against Iran “unauthorized” and “untimely.” Neal...
‘Illegal and unconstitutional’: Massachusetts politicians react US attack on Iran
Feb 28, 2026
By Anne Brennan | abrennan@masslive.com Massachusetts politicians say the U.S. attack on Iran is illegal and unconstitutional, and are calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan War Powers...
Neal announces federal funding for Holyoke’s sewer overflow system
Feb 27, 2026
by Tyler Garnet, The Reminder HOLYOKE — On Feb. 27, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal joined Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia, state Rep. Patricia Duffy and local officials at the Holyoke Water Pollution Control...
Rep. Neal: Trump’s 107-minute State of the Union ‘not based on reality’
Feb 26, 2026
By Talia Lissauer, The Berkshire Eagle WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal criticized President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, saying the speech misrepresented the nation's...
With dictionaries, Rep. Neal joins Congressional tradition of regional gifts
Feb 26, 2026
By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recently bought Merriam-Webster dictionaries for all 435 members of the U.S. House. In doing so, the Democrat from Springfield...
Neal disputes Trump’s statements on Social Security, Medicare
Feb 25, 2026
WATCH HERE by: Kristina D'Amours, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal challenged President Trump’s description of the United States economy following the State of the Union...
Neal says Trump’s State of the Union remarks came across as ‘angry,’ ‘vindictive’
Feb 25, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Last night President Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union Address. And some Democratic lawmakers decided not to attend. That...
Vault: Neal forecasts new tariff battles
Feb 24, 2026
By Laura Weiss, Punchbowl News House Democrats are weighing new efforts to target President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil in the wake of the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling. Rep....
Local U.S. Reps. sit out State of the Union: ‘Rather stick needles in my eyeballs’
Feb 24, 2026
By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com For the first time since they began their tenures as members of Congress, U.S. Reps. Richard E. Neal and James P. McGovern said they would be absent from the...
High court strikes down Trump tariffs; Neal hails ‘victory for the American people’
Feb 20, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and businesses statewide welcomed the news Friday of the Supreme Court’s ruling that strikes down Donald Trump’s tariffs....
Two WMass businesses gauge impact of end of Trump tariffs
Feb 20, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE – Avocados from Mexico used to sell five for $3. But after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Mexico, the best prices at Fruit Fair supermarket in...