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Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat and the newly minted House Ways and Means Committee chairman, said the powerful tax-writing panel will...

Washington, DC | Monica Ricci, WWLP(WWLP) - U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will serve as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. In a statement sent to 22News, the congressman said he is honored...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveAfter weeks of speculation, House Democrats formally voted Thursday to name U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, as the chamber's next Ways...

Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat who is expected to lead the House Ways and Means Committee, pledged to take “immediate action” when the...

Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Roman, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD - US Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., has made donating to Toy for Joy an annual tradition. “It’s the gold standard,” said the congressman who was...

Deerfield | Jennifer Zarate, WWLPDEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Franklin County farmers are glad a bill has passed, calling it long overdue. "We're happy with the bill that's heading to the...

Springfield, MA | Sy Becker, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Every week, people passing through Springfield's Union Station inquire about the availability of an ATM. On Friday, Congressman Richard...

Washington, DC | Peter Sullivan, The HillThe incoming chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), said Tuesday that he is open to holding hearings on...

Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveA Massachusetts freight rail line linking Vermont with Connecticut and its ocean ports received $10.8 million in federal money for upgrades this week. The New...

Washington, DC | Jim Russell, Special to The RepublicanWestern Massachusetts rail transit boosters U.S. Rep. Richard Neal state Sen. Eric Lesser are among a group of 33 people appointed to...

Springfield, MA | Dominique Corveddu, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Springfield held its community Menorah lighting in court square Monday afternoon.  Congressman Richard Neal and Springfield...

Springfield, MA | Republican Photo DeskSPRINGFIELD -- The giant menorah in Springfield's Court Square was lit Monday in a ceremony to mark the second day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights....

Washington, DC | Carrie Healy, NEPRDemocrats are sorting out their leadership in the U.S. House — and it looks like Massachusetts is getting even more clout.  Reps. Jim McGovern and...

Washington, DC | Mike Deehan, WGBHThe Massachusetts House delegation is going into the 116th Congress wielding perhaps more influence than the Bay State has seen since the days of Joe Moakley and...

Boston, MA | Bob Salsberg, APBOSTON — The Democrat poised to take the reins of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee said Tuesday the panel would revisit elements of the tax law approved by...

Washington, DC | Scot Lehigh, Boston GlobeRichard Neal is a patient man in a hurry. Wait, isn’t that an oxymoron? Well, consider: Neal, the dean of the Massachusetts congressional delegation,...

Washington, DC | State House News ServiceAs he prepares to take the gavel of a powerful tax writing committee in the new Democrat-controlled House, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal urged his fellow Democrats...

Washington, DC | Gintautas Dumcius, MassLiveA day before Democrats were set to pick US House leaders, Rep. Richard Neal launched into a defense of Nancy Pelosi. Neal, the Springfield Democrat in...

Washington, DC | Gintautas Dumcius, MassLiveInfrastructure spending and protecting health insurance for pre-existing health care conditions are among the top priorities for Rep. Richard Neal, who...

Washington, DC | Peter Lucas, Sentinel and EnterpriseYou can't beat somebody with nobody. Politicians know that, or they should. That is why maverick U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Salem lost so badly in...