Chicopee, MACHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – President Trump is boasting about the cuts, in his newly released tax plan. Congressman Richard Neal is the ranking Democrat, on the Ways and Means Committee....
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, US Rep. Richard Neal, visit Springfield, address crisis in Puerto Rico
Sep 29, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD --Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, told Western Massachusetts residents to continue to tell their story so that Puerto Rico will not be forgotten. "Here we are nine...
Springfield College’s new Candaras Davison Center for Inclusion helping young adults with disabilities (photos)
Sep 29, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD-A center, which opened in 2016 and serves deaf people in the Pioneer Valley, was officially dedicated Friday at Springfield College. The new Candaras Davison...
Trump defies GOP over tax cuts for the rich
Sep 27, 2017
Washington, DCPresident Donald Trump — eager to work with Democrats on tax reform — upended Republican leaders' plans to cut taxes for the rich just as the party is set to unveil its much-awaited...
Trump will not end Northern Ireland envoy, congressman says
Sep 27, 2017
Washington, DCUS president Donald Trump will not end the position of Northern Ireland special envoy, a congressman said following a meeting on Tuesday. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson had...
Commemorative coin proposed to celebrate basketball’s 125th
Sep 26, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Celebrating the Birthplace of Basketball through money – Congressman Richard Neal is hoping that a newly-minted idea will be a slam dunk! Neal...
Dem: Trump administration open to negotiation on top individual tax rate
Sep 26, 2017
Washington, DC Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated at a meeting Tuesday that the White House is open to negotiating on lowering the top individual tax rate to 35 percent, Rep. Richard Neal...
US Rep. Richard Neal meets with President Donald Trump on tax reform
Sep 26, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, and more than a dozen other members of the House Ways and Means committee met with President Donald Trump Tuesday to discuss the Republican's...
US Rep. Richard Neal touts House’s support for bill creating Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coin
Sep 26, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, lauded House lawmakers this week for backing legislation that would create a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coin in...
Congress members urge Tillerson to retain North envoy
Sep 21, 2017
Washington, DC32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – one for every Irish county – have signed on to a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urging the retention of a U.S. envoy to...
Dems call for extended ObamaCare open enrollment in wake of storms
Sep 21, 2017
Washington, DCTwo top House Democrats are urging the Trump administration to extend the open enrollment period for ObamaCare and Medicare Advantage plans in the wake of a series of major hurricanes....
US Rep. Richard Neal, Democratic leaders seek investigation into HHS Secretary Tom Price’s travel
Sep 21, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, joined several senior congressional Democrats this week in calling on federal oversight officials to investigate allegations that Health and...
US-Irish relations: an indispensable partner for peace
Sep 20, 2017
Washington, DCThe prospect of complete disengagement by the United States from the Northern Ireland peace process could not have arisen at a worse time given the political stalemate at Stormont and...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges Trump administration to crack down on unfair foreign labor practices
Sep 20, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, joined other Democratic congressional trade leaders this week in calling on the Trump administration to demonstrate its commitment to...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges President Donald Trump not to eliminate special envoy to Northern Ireland
Sep 20, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged the Trump administration this week not to eliminate the special envoy to Northern Ireland, contending that such a move would be a "serious...
Neal Talks Politics With Residents at Town Hall Meeting
Sep 15, 2017
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal faced somewhat of a tough crowd at Berkshire Community College on Friday night as residents pressed him to move further left on his stances...
Congressman Neal on DACA program: We ought to reach an agreement
Sep 15, 2017
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal held a town hall forum in Pittsfield on Friday to discuss issues important with western Massachusetts voters. Berkshire County...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges GOP leaders to hold bipartisan hearings on health care
Sep 14, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, again urged House leaders Thursday to hold bipartisan hearings focused on ways to stabilize the health insurance market and move forward with...
Let’s not repeat Reagan and Bush tax cut mistakes, says top House tax-writing Democrat
Sep 13, 2017
Washington, DCThe top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday urged Congress not to make the same tax cut mistakes of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. "What we want to be on...
US Rep. Neal heads to Berkshires Friday for tax talk in Williamstown, Pittsfield forum
Sep 12, 2017
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD — Berkshire County residents and other interested constituents will be able to hold audience with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal this Friday night, and also be able to hold him...