Charlemont, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Charlemont Town Administrator Sarah Reynolds, Interim Fire Chief Dennis Annear, and members of the Select Board to announce $599,000...
Neal Mourns the Passing of Chairman Bill Archer
Jul 6, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the passing of former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer...
Neal Statement Ahead of Another Cancelled Celebration of the Big Ugly Law
Jul 2, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary of the Big Ugly Law passing the House of...
Neal Statement on June 2026 Jobs Report
Jul 2, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the June 2026 jobs report:...
Neal Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Not Renew USMCA
Jul 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the six-year anniversary since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 9504
Jul 1, 2026
First things, let’s talk about this bill doesn’t do. It doesn’t lower hospital costs, reduce drug prices, address the affordability crisis, or help hospitals struggling to keep their doors...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 9501
Jul 1, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This next bill is championed by Congressman Horsford, and I want to thank him for his leadership on this effort. Artificial intelligence is...
Neal Opening Statement at Tax Administration Markup
Jul 1, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) As we consider another assortment of tax administration bills, tomorrow marks one year since my colleagues on the other side of the aisle cajoled the Big Ugly Law over the...
Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Federal Tax Policy in The Evolving Business of Sports
Jun 30, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) The limits of the affordability crisis in America know no bounds, and this hearing comes at a great time as we have the honor of hosting the FIFA World Cup. Families are...
Neal Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Barbara
Jun 30, 2026
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Barbara: “Today’s decision should never have been in question, but with the...
Neal Statement on Supreme Court Affirming the Fed’s Independence
Jun 29, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump does not have authority to...
Neal Demands Trump Administration Withdraw Dangerous Rule to Politicize Federal Grantmaking
Jun 25, 2026
With stunning new executive overreach, the Trump Administration is finding new ways to politicize the cures of tomorrow WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal...
Neal Opening Statement at Committee Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
Jun 9, 2026
Neal, Doggett, Larson Statement on the 2026 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
Jun 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson...
Neal, Sánchez Release New GAO Report Finding the Necessity of Sánchez’s Hospice CARE Act
Jun 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) today highlighted a new...
Neal Statement on May 2026 Jobs Report
Jun 5, 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 May 2026 jobs...
Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Jun 4, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, families are owed an explanation for the failures of the Trump Administration. Lives have only gotten harder and more expensive....
Neal Statement on House Passage of War Powers Resolution
Jun 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a War Powers Resolution to rein in...
Neal Announces $1,200,000 Earmark for the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Early Education Center
Jun 1, 2026
North Adams, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) President James F. Birge, North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, MCLA students, faculty,...
Neal Statement on Court Halting Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund for Criminals
May 29, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement following reports that a federal judge in Virginia blocked the Trump...