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...
Neal Demands Trump Administration Reverse Harmful Child Care Policies
May 28, 2026
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...