(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This Administration owes the American people an explanation for the reckless sabotage and illegality they have waged over the IRS for the...
Neal Statement on President Trump’s Unauthorized Military Actions in Iran
Feb 28, 2026
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump conducted unauthorized military strikes in Iran. “In 2018, President Trump pulled the...
Neal Announces $800,000 Earmark for the City of Holyoke Sewer Separation Project
Feb 27, 2026
Holyoke, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and local officials to announce $800,000 in federal funding for the City of Holyoke's Sewer Separation...
Neal Blasts IRS Termination of Union Contracts
Feb 27, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the Trump Administration for terminating the collective bargaining agreement with the National Treasury...
Neal Statement on Republican Depletion of Medicare Funding
Feb 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report that...
Neal Celebrates the Supreme Court Striking Down Trump’s Unlawful Tariffs
Feb 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump’s unlawful IEEPA tariffs: “Today’s...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Gift to the Ultra-Rich
Feb 19, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s latest giveaway to big corporations:...
Neal Announces $2,000,000 Earmark for Town of Oxford Main Street Improvement Project
Feb 13, 2026
Oxford, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Oxford Town Manager Jennifer Callahan to announce $2,000,000 in federal funding for the Town of Oxford's Main Street Improvement Project....
Neal Statement on Democrats Stopping Trump’s Reckless Tariffs with Canada
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Democrats forced a vote terminating Trump’s Canada tariffs: “For a year,...
Neal Blasts the Trump Administration for Improper Disclosure of Confidential Taxpayer Data
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures and lawlessness of the Trump Administration after it was reported that the Internal...
Neal Statement on January 2026 Jobs Report
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the delayed January...
Neal Honors Vietnam Veteran and WTBR “Morning Drive” Host Bill Sturgeon
Feb 10, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of a pillar in western Massachusetts and a fixture in Berkshire County: my dear friend, Bill Sturgeon. Born to a...
Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Foreign Influence in American Non-profits
Feb 10, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are here today as a government built for the people. Today, you are holding this hearing on the pretense of what happens when tax-exempt...
Neal Statement on Another Delayed Jobs Report
Feb 6, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed releasing the January...
Neal Statement on the Failed Promise of Trump Rx
Feb 5, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration unveiled an all style, no substance website that...
Neal Secures Over $14 Million in Congressionally Directed Spending for Local Projects
Feb 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal announced his successful effort to secure $14,320,000 in Community Project Funds for the First Congressional District of...
Ways and Means Democrats Seek Information on Backlog of Retirement Processing for IRS Employees
Feb 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Congressman Don Beyer...
Neal Statement on Trump Using the Courts to Line His Pockets with Your Tax Dollars
Jan 30, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Trump and his sons returned to their tired, self-serving scheme to shake...
Congressmen Neal Announces Federal Funding for Chicopee Wastewater Project
Jan 28, 2026
Funds to advance ongoing efforts to improve water quality in the Connecticut River CHICOPEE, MA – On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – Chicopee City Hall Auditorium – Congressman Richard...
Neal Announces $960,000 Earmark for Town of Spencer Sewer Collection Systems
Jan 27, 2026
Spencer, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Spencer Town Administrator Jeffrey Bridges to announce $960,000 in federal funding for the Town of Spencer’s sewer collection...