After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just...
Neal on the House Floor: “The Republican Bill Was Put Together with Bubblegum and Elmer’s Glue”
Dec 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) spoke on the House floor to slam the Republican health care bill, which does nothing to lower costs for families or...
Neal Statement on Jeffries Discharge Petition
Dec 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Leader Jeffries’s discharge petition, to extend the enhanced Affordable...
Neal Statement on War Powers Resolution Votes
Dec 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting in favor of both H.Con.Res. 61 – Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War...
Neal Underscores Importance of Antisemitism Commission Following Sydney Attacks
Dec 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement underscoring the importance of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism, as Jewish...
Neal Statement on November 2025 Jobs Report
Dec 16, 2025
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 overdue November...
Neal Reintroduces Automatic IRA Bill
Dec 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) reintroduced the Automatic IRA Act, which would expand retirement coverage for millions of workers. The...
Neal Blasts Latest Republican Attempt to Gut Health Care
Dec 12, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement blasting House Republicans for another unworkable attempt to hike costs on millions of...
Neal Statement on House Vote on NDAA
Dec 10, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting for the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. “As a member...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 6500, the “AGOA Extension Act”
Dec 10, 2025
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. AGOA has been the cornerstone of America’s partnership with Africa for nearly twenty-five years. At a moment when the White House is actively undermining that relationship,...
Neal Opening Statement at Health, Social Security, Trade, and Tax Markup
Dec 10, 2025
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. After two months apart, it’s nice to see the whole Committee meet together again. There is certainly a lot of work in front of us to meet the needs of the American people,...
Neal Highlights Democratic Leadership that Kept Businesses Open and America’s Recovery the Strongest in the World
Dec 8, 2025
Charlemont, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Jon Schaefer, CEO of Berkshire East Mountain Resort, to highlight how Democratic leadership has helped keep businesses open and...
Neal Statement on Latest Public Health Assault by Trump Administration
Dec 5, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine...
Neal on Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
Nov 25, 2025
Latest win from Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the latest slate of...
House Democratic Health Leaders Blast the Trump Administration’s Latest Scheme to Gut Health Care
Nov 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and Workforce Committee...
House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
Nov 20, 2025
Neal, Pallone, and Scott Unveil Legislation Building on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Ahead of November 30th Deadline for CMS to Announce Next Round of Negotiated Prices Today, House Democratic...
Neal Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report
Nov 20, 2025
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 overdue September...
Neal Statement on GAO Report Confirming Health Savings Accounts are No Substitute for Affordable Coverage
Nov 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new...
Neal Statement in Support of Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett
Nov 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the latest Republican attempt to distract from Donald Trump’s central role in the...
Neal Statement on Medicare Cost Increases
Nov 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) buried...