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 Statement on January 2026 Jobs Report
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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...
Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing with Health Insurance CEOs
Jan 22, 2026
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A theme of this Congress has been Republican silence as my colleagues rubberstamp this Administration’s attacks on the American people. On this dais, we warned of the...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Record Failure of a First Year
Jan 20, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures of the Trump Administration after a year of broken promises: “The verdict of the President’s...
Neal, Larson Demand Full Criminal Investigation into ‘DOGE’ Leak of Private Records to Musk Associates and Immediate Congressional Action to Safeguard Americans’ Privacy
Jan 20, 2026
Washington, DC-- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the...
Neal Announces Winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge
Jan 16, 2026
Great Barrington, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Dr. Peter Dillon, Superintendent of Berkshire Hills Regional School District, Christopher Barnes, Principal of Monument Mountain...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Health Care Failure
Jan 15, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration met the final day of Open Enrollment with the...
Neal Opening Statement at Worker and Family Support and Oversight Markup
Jan 14, 2026
(As Prepared for Delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There’s only one party in Washington pulling legislative levers to deliver wins for the American people, and it isn’t the majority. For months,...
Neal Applauds Extension of International Trade Agreements with Africa and Haiti
Jan 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6500, the AGOA Extension Act, and H.R. 6504, the...
Neal Calls Out Trump’s Illegal Child Care Revenge Ploy
Jan 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the Trump Administration for endangering children by attempting to exact political revenge against...
Neal Statement on December 2025 Jobs Report
Jan 9, 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 December 2025 jobs...
Neal Statement on Hoyer Retirement
Jan 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced he would not seek reelection, retiring...