Washington, DC | Alysha Palumbo, NBC10Dozens of residents have died after a coronavirus outbreak at a Massachusetts nursing home for veterans, and a federal lawmaker is now speaking out. Rep....
Feds providing $841-million to health care providers in Massachusetts
Apr 13, 2020
Washington, DC | Amy Phillips, WWLP(WWLP)–On Friday, $30 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was distributed to health care providers under the...
Coronavirus recovery bill sends $841M to Massachusetts hospitals, Rep. Richard Neal says
Apr 13, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD -- Hospitals across Massachusetts will receive more than $841 million in federal funds under the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services...
Congressional Corner With Richard Neal
Apr 10, 2020
Washington, DC | Alan Chartock, WAMCWhat will the $2.2 trillion CARES Act mean for Americans? In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with WAMC’s Alan...
Neal: 60 Million Stimulus Checks Expected To Go Out Monday
Apr 9, 2020
Washington, DC | Arjun Singh, Boston Public RadioAmericans who earn less than $99,000 a year can expect to receive stimulus checks from the federal government beginning Monday, Rep. Richard Neal...
Coronavirus: Community health centers promised $36.5M from federal CARES Act
Apr 8, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveCommunity health centers in Massachusetts will receive more than $36.5 million to assist in combating the COVID-19 outbreak. The funding was awarded under the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Neal telephone town hall addresses COVID-19 constituent concerns
Mar 31, 2020
Chicopee, MA | Amy Phillips, WWLPCHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)– Congressman Richard Neal held a telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday afternoon to address the concerns of constituents about the COVID-19...
Coronavirus stimulus checks: Rep. Richard Neal says seniors should receive checks automatically
Mar 31, 2020
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal is pushing for COVID-19 relief package checks to be issued to seniors and vulnerable groups automatically without needing to file any...
Deaths at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home prompt leadership change
Mar 31, 2020
Washington, DC | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceThe state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home is under the control of a new leader and a clinical command team as an outbreak of the coronavirus...
Coronavirus at the Soldiers’ Home: ‘There must be accountability for what happened in Holyoke,’ U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says
Mar 31, 2020
Holyoke, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveHOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Tuesday called for accountability after revelations about a dozen deaths at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, with several linked...
Coronavirus stimulus needs to get to businesses soon, US Rep. Richard Neal says at telephone town hall
Mar 31, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveThe $2.2 trillion federal stimulus and stability package partially authored by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal includes more than $375 billion in small business...
‘Virtual town hall’ on virus draws 5,300
Mar 31, 2020
Washington, DC | Larry Parnass, The Berkshire EaglePeople across the Berkshires, 5,300 strong, came together Tuesday seeking answers in the age of the new coronavirus. Without ever meeting. U.S....
Democrats float potential infrastructure package as part of Congress’ next response to coronavirus
Mar 31, 2020
Boston, MA | Lauren Fox and Haley Byrd, CNN(CNN) When President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he could support a $2 trillion infrastructure package to jumpstart the economy, it was welcome news...
BMC needs ventilators, as Neal assures county that help is on the way from the feds
Mar 31, 2020
Pittsfield, MA | Terry Cowgill, The Berkshire EdgePittsfield — Berkshire Health Systems does not have enough testing kits for COVID-19 and has been limiting tests only to exposed staff and those in...