Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting against passage of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution...
Neal Statement on House Vote on NDAA
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Neal Statement on August 2025 Jobs Report
Sep 5, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) August 2025 jobs report: “Americans cannot afford...
Neal Statement on Latest Trump Administration Betrayal on Health Care Costs
Sep 4, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the latest CMS guidance: “Today’s announcement makes one thing clear: the Trump...
Neal Celebrates Federal Appeals Court Rebuke of Trump’s Illegal Tariffs
Aug 29, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled President Trump’s...
Neal Statement on Labor Day 2025
Aug 29, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) put out the following statement ahead of Labor Day 2025: “Labor Day is a celebration of our nation’s...
Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Public Health Assault
Aug 28, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s ongoing attack on the nation’s public health agencies...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Attack on the American Economy
Aug 26, 2025
“As seen around the world, politicizing the central bank means rampant inflation, higher mortgage rates, unstable retirement accounts, and more uncertainty for the people.”
Neal, Larson Call on Congress to Act After Whistleblower Report of ‘DOGE’ Mishandling of Americans’ Private Social Security Data
Aug 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) called on Congress to act...
Neal Statement on the Trump/EU Trade Framework
Aug 21, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and European Union announced details of a trade framework:...
Neal Commemorates 90th Anniversary of Social Security
Aug 15, 2025
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Frank Valeri, President of Mass Retirees Association, Shawn Duhamel, CEO of Mass Retirees Association, and Joshua Powers, Director of Government...
Neal Marks 90 Years of Social Security
Aug 13, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ahead of the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Firing of the IRS Commissioner
Aug 8, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) responded to reporting that Trump has fired the IRS Commissioner Billy Long, the sixth IRS Commissioner in 2025: “We...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Tariffs Taking Effect
Aug 7, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted Trump’s latest tariffs that went into effect on August 7, 2025: “Trump’s economic sabotage went into effect today. With...
Neal Statement on Texas Democrats’ Protest against Gerrymandered Congressional Map
Aug 4, 2025
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...