Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after Democrats in the Texas State Legislature left the state to break quorum and prevent a vote on the gerrymandered congressional map:...
Neal Statement on July 2025 Jobs Report
Aug 1, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the July 2025 jobs report and the Trump Administration’s sweeping new tariffs on 90...
Neal Statement on Davis Retirement
Jul 31, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL)...
Neal Statement on Another Broken Trump Promise
Jul 31, 2025
On the eve of another missed, self-imposed trade deadline for the Trump Administration, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement: “Almost...
Neal Statement on Bessent’s Comments to Privatize Social Security
Jul 30, 2025
Following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s admission that so-called ‘Trump Accounts’ are a backdoor to privatizing Social Security, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D‑MA)...
Neal Marks 60th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
Jul 30, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into...
Neal Demands Committee Hearing with CMS Administrator Oz
Jul 23, 2025
Following a closed-door, bipartisan meeting with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) demanded a full Committee hearing when Congress returns in...
Neal, Democratic Health Leaders Urge Insurers to Cover Vaccines
Jul 17, 2025
he top Democrats on House and Senate health committees wrote to America’s largest health insurers and associations today raising serious concerns following Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...
Neal, Ways and Means Committee Demand Social Security Commissioner Address Falsehood Sent in Email to 90 Million Americans
Jul 15, 2025
Ways and Means Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), are demanding Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano immediately contact the more...
Neal, House Democrats Litigation Task Force Challenge Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs in Court
Jul 10, 2025
On Tuesday, House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force led 162 Members of Congress and 29 Senators in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging...
At 4 AM, Neal Leads Floor Debate with a Reality Check for the GOP
Jul 3, 2025
(As delivered) WATCH HEREThank you. Mr. Speaker. I yield myself two minutes. So we might have visited a lot of places, tonight or this morning, I should say, why don't we visit reality? ...
Neal Statement on June 2025 Jobs Report
Jul 3, 2025
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2025 jobs report: "The President and Congressional...
Neal Statement on the Republicans’ Betrayal and Democrats’ Fight for the American People
Jul 3, 2025
“Every job lost, meal missed, and prescription skipped falls squarely on Republicans’ shoulders.”
Neal Statement on the Passing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym
Jul 2, 2025
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a Granby-native, graduate of Pope Francis Preparatory School, and student at...
Neal Statement on Evans Retirement
Jun 30, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Committee Member Dwight Evans (D-PA) announced that he will not...
Neal Opening Statement at Social Security and Worker and Family Support Joint Subcommittee Hearing with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano
Jun 25, 2025
“Social Security is a promise. It’s an essential commitment to the American people, earned with every paycheck and promised to those who work hard and play by the rules.”
Neal Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision
Jun 24, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Unilateral Military Action in Iran
Jun 21, 2025
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement: “Tonight, President Trump offered the American people no strategy and no justification for his attack on Iran — only the prospect of...
Neal Statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
Jun 18, 2025
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports: “Social Security and Medicare are...
Neal sounds off on Trump policies at regional event in Holyoke to discuss housing crisis
Jun 16, 2025
Holyoke, MA | By Alexander MacDougall, The Hampshire Gazette U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Monday attacked President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill as well as efforts by the Department of...