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Washington, DC BOSTON - The day U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was going to be elected as House speaker, he made hasty arrangements for a photograph to be taken of the House Ways and Means...

Washington, DC Citing lessons learned from the Vietnam War, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said he believes the president should ask Congress for authorization to send U.S. troops to Syria. Neal said the...

Washington, DC PITTSFIELD ? U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, this week added his name to the list of supporters backing Gov. Charlie Baker's efforts to combat opioid abuse in the state. Neal,...

Washington, DC PITTSFIELD ? Following news that the Obama Administration will deploy a U.S. Special Operations contingent in Syria to advise opposition militant forces, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal,...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal had a message for the doubters and the skeptics Tuesday while touring massive construction site that is Springfield's Union Station. "We all...

Washington, DC Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, will be heading for the Berkshires on Monday to announce a $2 million federal grant for Berkshire Community College. The congressman will be joined...

Washington, DC PITTSFIELD >> Helping Sabic Innovative Plastics employees "get back to the workforce quickly should be our goal," said U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal during a visit to the city,...

Washington, DC PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping the city complete an assessment of the pollution at the former Stetson Dry Cleaners.   On Friday, U.S....

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD ? Facing an early November deadline to avoid a potential government default, U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern and Richard Neal joined nearly 200 House Democrats Friday in calling...

Washington, DC PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Some 30 students from Western Massachusetts, including five from St. Joseph's High School, traveled to Washington, D.C., for Pope Francis II's address to a joint...

Washington, DC ASHINGTON (WWLP) – When Pope Francis speaks Thursday before a special joint session of Congress, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will be among those listening to what the pontiff has to say....

Washington, DC In an effort to reduce the financial burdens on the region’s struggling fishermen, Governor Charlie Baker and the state’s congressional delegation urged federal officials this week to...

Washington, DC Washington, D.C. Congressman Richard E. Neal leaned forward in his chair, and said emphatically, “half of the Republicans in Congress have been here for four years or less – that’s a...

Washington, DC Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal says major public works projects should be leveraged for western Massachusetts if Boston is chosen to host the 2024 Olympics. Neal says Boston...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal led Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito through the now-empty passenger tunnel at Springfield's Union Station on Monday following a news...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The Union Station project in downtown Springfield is a nearly $90 million project that was put in the spotlight Monday morning. City, state, and federal...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD - The economics, including $29 million in federal disaster recovery funding, always favored building a Catholic high school on the former Cathedral High School site, U.S....

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD -Interested in efforts to save energy and train a future workforce, U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III joined U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal on a tour of Baystate Medical Center...

Washington, DC Massachusetts Congressman Richie Neal says he’s likely to vote against fast- track trade legislation supported by President Obama. The measure, largely supported by Republicans, would...

Washington, DC SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressmen Richard Neal and Joe Kennedy toured a school in Springfield Monday. They visited STEM Middle Academy in Springfield, which focuses on ‘STEM’,...