Washington, DCAlthough Democrats and Republicans came to blows this week over efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, praised House lawmakers Wednesday for...
US Rep. Richard Neal touts Obamacare’s impacts on Massachusetts hospitals, raises concerns about market uncertainty
Jul 6, 2017
Great BarringtonGREAT BARRINGTON -- Making the case for keeping the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, touted the impacts the law, known as Obamacare, has had on...
A Hilltown tradition marches on: Chesterfield’s 70th Fourth
Jul 4, 2017
Chesterfield, MACHESTERFIELD — The sun shone brightly Tuesday morning as throngs of people, including Congressman Richard Neal, lined South Street and Main Road in Chesterfield. They wove American...
Chesterfield among four latest hilltowns to receive state broadband grants
Jun 27, 2017
Chesterfield, MACHESTERFIELD -- Four more rural hilltowns planning to "go it alone" have received state money to help build their own fiber optic networks. The Baker-Polito administration today...
Local lawmakers react to health care bill
Jun 27, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Some politicians remain divided as new numbers show millions would be without health insurance if the latest health care bill is passed....
Democrats Blast GOP Senate Health Bill As Tax Cut For The Rich
Jun 27, 2017
Washington, DCThe Baker Administration has analyzed how the health care bill being weighed by Republicans in the U.S. Senate would impact Massachusetts. Gov. Charlie Baker warned the plan by Senate...
US Rep. Richard Neal slams findings in CBO’s Senate health care bill analysis
Jun 27, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, continued to push back Tuesday against Republican-led efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, taking issue with findings included in the...
Springfield’s new Union Station opening today
Jun 25, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Contractors who worked to restore Union Station will be the first to take a look inside this morning. Hundreds of contractors and their families will have...
Union Station grand opening honors Springfield history
Jun 25, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- Stephen Wichrowski Jr. still remembers the first time he took a train at Union Station. "It was the summer of 1953 and I was on my way to camp in Lyme, New...
Springfield’s Union Station comes back to life (Guest viewpoint by Rep. Richard Neal)
Jun 25, 2017
Washington, DCForty years ago on June 23, 1977, I stood in the Grand Concourse of Springfield Union Station in front of hundreds of friends and supporters. It was there, underneath the marble-faced...
Springfield’s Union Station Set To Reopen
Jun 23, 2017
Washington, DCA new era in transportation in western Massachusetts begins in a few days. After being closed for decades, Union Station in Springfield is reopening following a years-long $95 million...
Congressional Corner With Richard Neal
Jun 23, 2017
Washington, DCBerkshire County has lost a political leader. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock. To hear the interview, click...
US Rep. Richard Neal calls Senate GOP health plan ‘heartless bill’
Jun 22, 2017
Washington, DCBy Shannon Young, syoung@repub.com Contending that Senate Republicans have taken an "already 'mean' bill and made it even meaner," U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, on Thursday...
Neal Visits The Berkshires To Announce EPA, Fire Safety Grant Funding
Jun 19, 2017
Washington, DCCongressman Richard Neal visited Great Barrington, Williamstown and North Adams, Massachusetts Friday. The dean of the state delegation was in the Berkshires to make grant...
Congressman Neal Delivers $750K in Grants to North Adams
Jun 17, 2017
North Adams, MANORTH ADAMS, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal presented the North Adams Fire Department with a $452,900 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant and a $300,000...
Neal delivers grants for fire, cleanups
Jun 17, 2017
Washington, DCNeal stopped into Great Barrington in the morning, Williamstown in the early afternoon, and from there went to North Adams. He was in each town to announce more than $1.2 million in...
US Rep. Richard Neal questions Paris climate accord withdrawal, touts EPA grants at Berkshire County stop
Jun 16, 2017
WilliamstownWILLIAMSTOWN -- Congressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, once again raised concerns about President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement...
Congressman Neal Presents Grant Toward Photech Mill Cleanup
Jun 16, 2017
WilliamstownWILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A next step in the long road toward developing affordable housing at the former Photech mill was taken Friday with the presentation of a $200,000 federal...
US Rep. Richard Neal says lawmakers in ‘broad agreement’ that tone needs to change in American politics
Jun 14, 2017
Washington, DCCongressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said Wednesday that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree that the tone needs to change in American politics -- particularly in the wake...
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal applauds Springfield Technical Community College graduates for their ‘optimism and determination’
Jun 2, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- Speaking to more than 1,100 graduates at Springfield Technical Community College's 50th commencement Thursday night, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, called...