Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Committee Member Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY) announced...
Neal Opening Statement at Retirement Hearing
Nov 7, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) The last two Congresses will be remembered by the historic, bipartisan retirement wins put forward by this Committee. Many people have asked me how we’d...
Neal Statement on the October 2023 Jobs Report
Nov 3, 2023
Washington, D.C.Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October 2023 jobs report: ...
Neal Opening Statement at Tax, Trade, Worker and Family Support, and Social Security Markup
Nov 2, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today is our first gathering since our esteemed colleague, Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member, Earl Blumenauer announced this will...
Neal Statement on Deficit-Increasing CBO Score of Republicans’ Political Ploy to Cut IRS Funding
Nov 1, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the budgetary effects of...
Neal Statement on Mauritania’s Reinstatement to AGOA
Oct 31, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it would be reinstating Mauritania to the...
Neal Statement on Republican Rescission of IRS Funding
Oct 30, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Republicans offset crucial aid for Israel with cuts to the Internal Revenue...
Neal Statement on Blumenauer Retirement
Oct 30, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) announced...
Neal Opening Statement at Education and Workforce Hearing
Oct 25, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) It’s been 22 days since the House of Representatives had a Speaker. In that time, House Republicans have left the body paralyzed, and no closer to averting...
Neal, Smith, Wyden, and Crapo Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Taiwan Tax Bill
Oct 19, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Finance Committee...
Neal Announces $2,000,000 for Girls Inc. of the Valley
Oct 16, 2023
Holyoke, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Girls Inc. of the Valley Executive Director Suzanne Parker to announce a $2,000,000 earmark to support the renovation of the Girls Inc. of the...
Neal Statement Condemning Terrorist Attacks Against Israel
Oct 7, 2023
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the vicious assault against Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas. “The Hamas...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Sy Becker
Oct 7, 2023
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Sy Becker. “Sy Becker was a superb newsman in every sense of the word. I had...
Neal Statement on the September 2023 Jobs Report
Oct 6, 2023
Springfield, MAToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September 2023 jobs...
Neal Statement on Biden Administration’s Continued Action to Lower Drug Prices
Oct 3, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration's announcement that the manufacturers of the first...
Neal Statement on House Passage of Continuing Resolution
Sep 30, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Sep 29, 2023
Washington, D.C.Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein. “Dianne Feinstein led a distinguished career and was a trailblazer for...
Neal Blasts House Republicans’ Inability to Govern
Sep 29, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House Republicans’ latest failure in their chaotic quest to fund the federal...
Neal Opening Statement at Health Markup
Sep 28, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This markup is a lesson in priorities. Mere hours before Republicans either shut the government down or gut health care services...
Neal Opening Statement at Committee Executive Session
Sep 27, 2023
Washington, D.C.We are a little over 85 hours from yet another Republican-induced government shutdown, which means our servicemembers work without pay and the nearly seven million women and children...