WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) in a new letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is demanding the Trump...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Henry Thomas III
May 26, 2026
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Henry Thomas III: "There are some friendships that span a lifetime, and I...
Neal Statement on the Passing of State Representative Ben Swan
May 25, 2026
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Benjamin Swan: “I join a grateful Springfield...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget
May 21, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) There are years where we can agree on the spirit of the Views & Estimates letter but this is not one of them. The self-congratulations packed into this document...
Neal Opening Statement at Health, Worker and Family Support, and Social Security Markup
May 21, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) American families have had enough of Republican failure and the President’s brazen corruption. They’re rightly angry that the President who once promised to lower...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Congressman Barney Frank
May 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Barnett "Barney" Frank: “I join a grateful Commonwealth and...
Neal, Raskin Demand Answers on Trump’s Corrupt, Self-Dealing IRS Settlement and Taxpayer Shakedown
May 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today sent a letter demanding Treasury...
Neal Lambasts Trump’s Corrupt IRS Settlement
May 19, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration forced a settlement agreement halting any...
Neal Blasts Trump’s Self-Dealing, $1.8 Billion Taxpayer Shakedown
May 18, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump settled his sham lawsuit against his own government with a...
Ways and Means Democrats Lay Out Priorities in Upcoming USMCA Review
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with all Ways and Means Committee Democrats, today called on the Trump...
House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force Fights to Block Trump’s Self-Dealing Settlement in Sham $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit
May 18, 2026
Washington, D.C. — As President Donald Trump attempts to conclude the sham $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—an agency he oversees as President of the...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Taxpayer Scam
May 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported that President Trump planned to settle his frivolous...
Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Latest Data Exposure
May 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Following revelations from the Washington Post that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s provider directory website exposed the Social Security numbers...
Neal Requests GAO Report on Private Credit in Retirement Plans
May 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— As alternative investment vehicles become more readily available, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) requested the Government...
Neal Statement on April 2026 Jobs Report
May 8, 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 April 2026 jobs...
Neal Statement on Latest Trump Data Exposure
May 1, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Washington Post discovered the Trump Administration exposed Social...
Neal Statement on Expanding Retirement Savings Through Auto IRA Legislation
Apr 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to expand...
Neal Statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais
Apr 29, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled on Louisiana v. Callais: “Today’s decision is a stain on the Supreme...
Neal Opening Statement at Worker and Family Support Markup
Apr 29, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the strong, bipartisan work by our colleagues that has resulted in the six bills we are marking up today. They listened...
Neal Statement on Baystate Health’s Acquisition of Mercy Medical Center
Apr 28, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the announcement that Baystate Health will be acquiring Mercy Medical Center: “I am pleased that...