Washington, DCAll 11 members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are calling for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the wake of reports that he met with a Russian...
US Rep. Richard Neal, House Democrats urge GOP to stop hiding Obamacare replacement bill
Mar 2, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, called on House Republicans Thursday to share with House Ways and Means Committee Democrats legislation that seeks to dismantle the Affordable...
GOP’s Obamacare replacement plans would offer less financial help
Mar 1, 2017
Washington, DCAs congressional Republicans move to solidify their Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, concern is mounting that their strategies will leave millions of Americans with less...
Massachusetts lawmakers’ make a statement with their guests as Trump addresses Congress
Mar 1, 2017
Washington, DCRefugees and the media. Neither have been particularly popular with President Donald Trump since he took office last month. But members of the Massachusetts delegation in Congress made...
New Ways and Means ranking Democrat looks for bipartisanship in tax overhaul
Mar 1, 2017
Washington, DCRep. Richard E. Neal of Springfield, Mass. aims to counter conservative priorities of President Donald Trump, while seeking a few shared trophies as the new top Democrat on the Ways...
US Rep. Richard Neal hopes President Donald Trump will ‘do a reset’ in 1st speech before joint session
Feb 28, 2017
Washington, DCWith President Donald Trump expected to take his message directly to Congress for the first time Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said he hopes the Republican will use...
Reactions to Flynn’s resignation from across the Berkshires
Feb 15, 2017
Washington, DC"This resignation is the first crack in the vase." That was how state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, D-Pittsfield, described the resignation of retired Gen. Michael Flynn from his...
Citing national security, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal calls for investigation of Trump’s Russia ties
Feb 14, 2017
Washington, DCSaying "our national security is at stake," U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal is calling for an investigation into the Trump administration's ties to Russia. In a statement Tuesday, the...
With Trump meeting today, Richard Neal of Mass. enters tax overhaul fray
Feb 2, 2017
Washington, DCHe’s known as the insider’s insider, a veteran relationship-builder on Capitol Hill, a quiet dealmaker. Now the low-key, pragmatic Massachusetts lawmaker, Representative Richard Neal,...
Reps. Tiberi, Neal Receive Financial Security And Life Insurance Champion Award
Jan 31, 2017
Washington, DCWashington, D.C. (January 31, 2017) – American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Governor Dirk Kempthorne presented the 2016 Financial Security & Life Insurance...
A Beehive of Activity: Vets Recall Shipping Out of Springfield Union Station
Jan 26, 2017
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- World War II veteran James Sullivan of Northampton remembers shipping out to basic training through Springfield's Union Station He was 17. It was 1939 and World War II...
Neal: Democratic Party Needs a ‘Reset’
Jan 17, 2017
North Adams, MANORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Democratic Party can't "sugarcoat" its disastrous situation, says U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. And the pain lies deeper than the loss of the presidency and failure...
Ranking Democrat Neal urges Republicans to reform Obamacare, tax code
Jan 15, 2017
Washington, DCThe ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, at a National Press Club Newsmaker, urged Republicans to abandon their years-long quest to "repeal and replace" the...
Richard Neal’s moment has arrived
Jan 6, 2017
Washington, DCRichard Neal is about to emerge from the congressional shadows into the national spotlight. A low-key, behind-the-scenes, let’s-get-a-deal-done type, the Springfield lawmaker is...
115th United States Congress
Jan 3, 2017
Washington, DC | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe 115th United States Congress, consisting of members from the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, commences...
A New Democratic Gatekeeper on the Trump Agenda
Dec 5, 2016
Washington, DCThe most important changes in the House Democratic power structure so far look more like a tectonic shift than a dramatic upheaval. Counterintuitively, a caucus where white men have...
Neal tours Baystate Franklin, discusses Medicaid waiver that could mean $470K annually for hospital
Nov 22, 2016
Greenfield, MAGREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center stands to gain $470,000 a year extra in government payments because of a Medicaid waiver granted the state, Congressman Richard E. Neal...
Neal talks election, Trump, Democrats
Nov 18, 2016
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD - The Democratic Party needs to "reset" it's priorities and pay more attention to the working class. That, according to U.S. Congressman Richard Neal, is one of the...
New Cogeneration Power Plant in Springfield
Nov 2, 2016
Washington, DCBaystate Health and public officials broke ground today on a $27 million combined heat and power plant that will provide non-grid energy sources to critical facilities in the event of...
Springfield launches $2.4 million Van Horn Dam safety upgrade 8 years after it was cited as ‘high hazard’
Oct 28, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- More than eight years after being classified as a "high hazard," the Van Horn Dam that poses a flood risk to the Liberty Heights neighborhood including Baystate Medical...