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Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, asked Trump administration officials this week to provide an update on the federal government's efforts to restore electricity and other basic...

Washington, DCThe House has passed a temporary government-wide funding bill that would avert a government shutdown this weekend. The measure still faces iffy prospects in the Senate, where Democrats...

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Several months after the first hurricane tore across Puerto Rico, Congressman Richard Neal and other Massachusetts elected officials saw the damage up...

Washington, DCA family shelter is being powered by its fourth generator because electricity still hasn’t been restored. A children’s hospital is struggling to stay open because donations have dried...

Washington, DCSPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to damage caused by Hurricanes Maria and Irma in Puerto Rico...

Washington, DCMassachusetts congressional lawmakers called on Gov. Charlie Baker Wednesday to formally oppose the Trump administration's plan to expand oil and gas drilling off the East Coast. All...

Washington, DCAn easy way of popularizing the just-passed GOP tax bill would be to ensure a large number of Americans see a big boost in take-home pay. Conveniently timed to hit people's paychecks...

Washington, DCThe IRS is facing its first big challenge implementing the new tax law: deciding how much in taxes to withhold from millions of Americans’ paychecks. The agency is under pressure to...

Washington, DC(Reuters) - Two U.S. Democratic politicians asked a government watchdog on Monday to scrutinize implementation of President Donald Trump’s tax law, warning that the administration...

Washington, DCWith frigid temperatures and a winter storm bearing down on the Northeast, Massachusetts congressional lawmakers urged the Trump administration Thursday to release more federal funding...

Washington, DCAlthough GOP-led efforts to overhaul the health care system and American tax code drew partisan rancor on Capitol Hill, at least one Massachusetts Democrat said he believes his party...

Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, pushed back Friday against President Donald Trump's assertion that Democrats did not want to work with Republicans on a...

Washington, DCLast-minute confusion is plaguing Massachusetts experts and taxpayers who are trying to understand the ramifications of a massive federal tax bill passed in the waning days of the...

Washington, DCBoth candidates in the 2012 presidential election ran on a corporate tax cut. Five years later, a unified Republican government made that a reality, and a bipartisan idea has...

Washington, DCMillions of older Americans are addicted or at high risk of becoming addicted to prescription painkillers, but Medicare doesn't cover one of the most common treatments to wean people...

Washington, DCMembers of Massachusetts' U.S. House delegation condemned their Republican colleagues Tuesday for backing the final version of legislation that would represent the largest overhaul of...

Chicopee, MACHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – 22News had a chance to catch up with Congressman Richard Neal Friday morning at our 22News studio. Here’s what he had to say about the proposed GOP tax bill and...

Washington, DCThe House and Senate versions of the tax reform bill may be passed and now headed for reconciliation in the conference committee, but Congressman Richard Neal has not let up in his...

Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, took issue Friday with a series of changes that are expected to be included in the compromise version of Republicans' tax overhaul plan....

Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged House and Senate leaders Wednesday to delay consideration of a Republican-backed plan to overhaul the American tax code until after...