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Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal spent some time on the phone following Wednesday’s historic House vote approving the $1.9 trillion American Rescue...

Washington, DC | Lisa Kashinsky, Boston HeraldAnother round of stimulus checks are poised to go out to most Americans after a divided U.S. House put its final stamp of approval on President Biden’s...

Springfield, MA | Audrey Russo, Amanda CallahanSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- If you have a child under the age of 18 you could soon get a $3,000 tax credit. That's what is proposed under the...

Washington, DC | Ayelet Sheffey, Business InsiderTo continue providing economic relief to Americans during COVID-19, two House Democrats called on the Internal Revenue Service on Monday to extend...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSPRINGFIELD — House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal is confident not only that the $1.9 trillion American Rescue plan will pass the House...

Springfield, MA | WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP/AP) – Most Americans can expect more money in their bank accounts soon, after the Senate passed a new coronavirus relief package over the weekend. The...

Springfield, MA | Morgyn Joubert, Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The U.S. is one step closer to providing citizens a $1,400 stimulus check as the Senate passes a...

Washington, DC | Danny Jin, The Berkshire EagleNow that the clerks have completed their all-night reading of the 628-page COVID-19 relief bill, senators are poised to push for approval this weekend....

Boston, MA | Ed Harding, Janet Wu, WCVBBOSTON — The Massachusetts congressman and chair of the House Ways and Means Committee also addresses the challenges of getting the package onto President Joe...

Springfield, MA | Leon Purvis, Morgyn Joubert, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- House Democrats pass a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, but not one House Republican voted in favor...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanThe House passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan early Saturday morning with $1,400 direct payments to Americans and with two members of the...

Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSPRINGFIELD — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard E. Neal said Monday he expects President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American...

Boston, MA | Michael P. Norton, State House News ServiceBOSTON (SHNS) – By the end of this week, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill could be on its way to the U.S. Senate,...

Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal addressing the American Rescue Plan on Monday. The plan, which was the nearly $2 trillion...

Washington, DC | Valerie Bell, Spectrum 1 NewsThe American Rescue Plan is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package proposed by President Joe Biden. Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee,...

Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Audrey Russo, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- More than 100,000 of Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine doses are saved from being stranded in the winter...

Springfield, MA | Stephanie Barry, The RepublicanSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal on Thursday worked with the White House to rescue thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine stranded in...

Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveAmerican adults earning up to $75,000 and couples making $150,000 will likely be eligible for the full $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus checks Democrats are...

Washington, DC | Eric Martin, BloombergA key House Democrat said he’s hopeful that talks for free-trade deals with the U.K. and Kenya can be completed this year even as President Joe Biden focuses...

Boston, MA | Jodi Reed, WWLPBOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Charlie Baker was joined by Congressman Richard Neal at his news conference Monday to discuss the state’s COVID response efforts. Both Neal and...