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Pittsfield, MA | Larry Parnass, Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — Not if, but how. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said congressional staffers are mapping grounds for him to request President Donald Trump's...

Worcester, MA | Mark Sullivan, Telegram & Gazette StaffWORCESTER — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said Wednesday he plans to request...

Washington, DC | Michael Burke, The HillThe House Ways and Means Committee announced that it has canceled a hearing slated for Thursday after Treasury Secretary Steven...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal moved this week to cancel a Thursday House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the federal government shutdown’s impacts after Treasury...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveNORTH ADAMS, MASS. — Although the U.S. Supreme Court signaled Tuesday that it will not take up a case involving legal challenges to the DACA program -- an...

North Adams | The Berkshire EagleNORTH ADAMS — The county's congressman will be among those to receive an honorary degree from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in May. The college announced...

North Adams, MA | Shannon Young, MassLiveNORTH ADAMS, MASS. — Despite the White House’s suggestion that President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union Address as planned, U.S. Rep....

Springfield, MA | Alexandra Francisco, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD -- The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame hosted a celebratory breakfast and press conference at the start of Monday’s Hoophall...

Springfield, MA | Taylor Knight, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Hall of famers like Jim Calhoun and Sheryl Swoopes were at Springfield College on Monday, to celebrate the Basketball Hall of Fame...

Washington, DC | Niv Elis, The HillThe chairman of a House panel has called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify in a public hearing next week on the economic effects of the partial...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Thursday to brief panel lawmakers on how...

Springfield, MA | G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder PublicationSPRINGFIELD – Consider the responsibilities for the House Ways and Means Committee: it has jurisdiction over “taxes, trade, tariff,...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith many “multiemployer" pension plans reportedly on the verge of running out of money, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, announced...

Washington, DC | G. Michael Dobbs, the Reminder Publication for Focus Springfield TVRecorded January 8, 2019 In this exclusive installment of Government Matters, host Mike Dobbs sits down with...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveDespite the Trump administration’s announcement that it will process Americans' tax returns during the partial federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Richard...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith nearly 90 percent of Internal Revenue Service employees furloughed due to the partial government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal has called on the Trump...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveAs the 116th Congress convened for the first time Thursday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal officially took over as the Ways and Means Committee’s chairman -- a...

Washington, DC | Brian Faler, POLITICOHouse Democrats’ point man on taxes is advocating a go-slow approach to the battle with President Donald Trump over his tax returns, despite pressure from the...

Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMC House Democrats Thursday formally voted to make Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal the next chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. ...

Washington, DC | Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire GazetteWhen the 116th U.S. Congress begins meeting Jan. 3, the congressmen who represent communities across western Massachusetts in the 1st and 2nd...