Press Releases

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Fitch Ratings downgraded the credit rating of the United States: “The Republican...

Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the final permit decision issued by the...

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery)   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As we stare down the August district work period, it’s disappointing to imagine what could have been. We have shared goals...

Washington, D.C.Today, House Democratic Health Committee leaders introduced new legislation to further lower prescription drug prices for American families and rein in pharmaceutical price...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding President Biden’s nomination of Martin O’Malley to be Social Security...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced that Shuwanza Goff will serve as Director of the...

Pittsfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Pittsfield Mayor Linda M. Tyer and city officials to announce a $3,000,000 earmark to renovate the grandstand at Wahconah Park....

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Senate’s passage of the “United States-Taiwan Initiative on...

Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after joining his Democratic colleagues in voting against passage of H.R. 2670 – National Defense...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement following the news that Louisa Terrell will step down as White House Director of...

Washington, D.C.House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith...

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) June 2023 jobs report. “Democrats...

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking one year since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) I sat before this Committee late last year, using the same responsibility of the Chairman, to pursue our most serious legislative purpose. That’s not what...

Washington, D.C.Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) reintroduced his legislation, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023, to fix the Windfall...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after PhRMA filed a lawsuit challenging the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions that...

Washington, D.C.Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of David M. Bartley who died yesterday at the age of 88.   “Throughout his life, Dave Bartley...

Washington, D.C.Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We don't want to disappoint you this morning. We do intend to refer to the tax plan as a tax scam first. This is the most ill-considered piece of legislation...

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Congressional Democrats are unwavering in their support for the people of Taiwan – a people who have built a robust and thriving...

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Now we turn to the so-called “Small Business Jobs Act”, a bill that contains two provisions designed to make it easier for people to avoid their taxes, one...