Statehouse, BOSTONSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 2, 2017.....After a one-day delay, U.S. House Republicans are due Thursday to roll out their tax plan but U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, invoking Ronald Reagan,...
Massachusetts Democrats say GOP tax plan hurts working families, falls short of ‘real reform’
Nov 2, 2017
Washington, DCSeveral members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation railed against House Republicans' latest plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, contending that the proposal unveiled Thursday...
Efforts Continue To Rehab Two Historic Theaters
Nov 1, 2017
Washington, DCPlans to redevelop an historic downtown theater in Springfield, Massachusetts have received a financial boost. Meanwhile, cost estimates have soared for a dormant theater...
Elizabeth Warren, Richard Neal urge inspectors general to review President Donald Trump’s Obamacare executive order
Nov 1, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Congressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, called on the federal officials Wednesday to review the implementation and impacts of...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges GOP to slow tax overhaul process, blasts proposed cap on retirement savings contributions
Nov 1, 2017
Washington, DCWith Republicans having delayed the introduction of their plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, Congressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged House GOP leaders Wednesday to respectively...
Rep. Richard Neal, ranking Democrat on Ways and Means Committee, predicts failure of GOP tax reform
Oct 27, 2017
Boston, MABOSTON - As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans begin a full-court press to pass a tax reform bill, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, predicted that Republicans will...
‘Our collective prosperity’ at stake in Boston-Springfield rail project, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says
Oct 27, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said Friday he is happy Berkshire lawmakers are trying to get a proposal for expanding high-speed rail from Boston to Springfield to also look at...
‘Westmass Area Development Corporation has done a tremendous job on this project,’ US Rep. Richard Neal says while touring Ludlow Mills complex
Oct 24, 2017
Ludlow, MALUDLOW -- The conversion of a formerly vacant mill building into 75 apartments for residents age 50 or older is "incredibly impressive," U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, said...
Democrats: Tax reform failure will flip the House
Oct 24, 2017
Washington, DCHouse Democrats have spent weeks publicly lambasting Republicans for trying to muscle through a partisan tax overhaul. But privately, Democratic leaders have no intention of engaging...
Springfield’s Union Station Project Earns Historic Preservation Honor
Oct 22, 2017
Washington, DCThe $95 million restoration of Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts has won an award for historic preservation. Preservation Massachusetts has recognized the restoration and...
Neal rejects Republican tax plan in weekly Democratic address
Oct 20, 2017
Washington, DCWhile details of President Donald Trump's tax reform proposals haven't been nailed down, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said that what he's hearing so far points to tax changes...
‘Westmass Area Development Corporation has done a tremendous job on this project,’ US Rep. Richard Neal says while touring Ludlow Mills complex
Oct 19, 2017
Ludlow, MALUDLOW -- The conversion of a formerly vacant mill building into 75 apartments for residents age 50 or older is "incredibly impressive," U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, said...
US Rep. Richard Neal, local officials discuss strategies to combat opioid epidemic at Shelburne Falls forum
Oct 19, 2017
Shelburne FallsSHELBURNE FALLS -- From the potential impact of Affordable Care Act cuts to the need for "equal treatment" for addicts, local and federal officials took on a range of topics related...
Neal: Community action best response to opioid addiction
Oct 19, 2017
Shelburne FallsSHELBURNE FALLS — The opioid addiction crisis is no longer just an urban problem, but is also leaving its mark on the quality of life in rural towns, Congressman Richard E. Neal told...
$41M financing for Paramount Theater renovation approved
Oct 19, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved financing for a $41 million re-development of the Paramount Theater in Springfield. The...
US Rep. Richard Neal says Democrats pushing for bipartisan, public debate on tax overhaul plan
Oct 19, 2017
Washington, DCSHELBURNE FALLS -- With Republicans prepared to move forward in their efforts to overhaul the U.S. tax code, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said he and other Democrats have...
Springfield announces $3.6 million HUD loan to help finance Paramount Theater rehab
Oct 19, 2017
Washington, DCSPRINGFIELD - The federal Office of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the city a $3.6 million loan guarantee that will be used by the city to help finance a $41 million...
US Rep. Richard Neal, ex-Obama Drug Czar Michael Botticelli to discuss opioid epidemic at Shelburne Falls forum
Oct 18, 2017
Shelburne FallsSHELBURNE FALLS -- U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, will join local medical, addiction recovery and law enforcement officials in Shelburne Falls Thursday to bring attention to...
Springfield Union Station wins Preservation Massachusetts award
Oct 18, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- Jim Igoe, president of Preservation Massachusetts, conferred the organization's 2017 Paul and Nikki Tsongas Award on U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and the team behind the...
Business leaders say enhanced rail service will boost industry and quality of life in Western Mass. & Connecticut
Oct 18, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- Ninety percent of business leaders in the bi-state Springfield and Hartford region say the soon-to-begin New Haven to Springfield CTrail commuter train service will...