Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting for the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. “As a member...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 6500, the “AGOA Extension Act”
Dec 10, 2025
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. AGOA has been the cornerstone of America’s partnership with Africa for nearly twenty-five years. At a moment when the White House is actively undermining that relationship,...
Neal Opening Statement at Health, Social Security, Trade, and Tax Markup
Dec 10, 2025
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. After two months apart, it’s nice to see the whole Committee meet together again. There is certainly a lot of work in front of us to meet the needs of the American people,...
Neal Highlights Democratic Leadership that Kept Businesses Open and America’s Recovery the Strongest in the World
Dec 8, 2025
Charlemont, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Jon Schaefer, CEO of Berkshire East Mountain Resort, to highlight how Democratic leadership has helped keep businesses open and...
Neal Statement on Latest Public Health Assault by Trump Administration
Dec 5, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine...
Neal on Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
Nov 25, 2025
Latest win from Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the latest slate of...
House Democratic Health Leaders Blast the Trump Administration’s Latest Scheme to Gut Health Care
Nov 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and Workforce Committee...
House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
Nov 20, 2025
Neal, Pallone, and Scott Unveil Legislation Building on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Ahead of November 30th Deadline for CMS to Announce Next Round of Negotiated Prices Today, House Democratic...
Neal Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report
Nov 20, 2025
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 overdue September...
Neal Statement on GAO Report Confirming Health Savings Accounts are No Substitute for Affordable Coverage
Nov 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new...
Neal Statement in Support of Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett
Nov 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the latest Republican attempt to distract from Donald Trump’s central role in the...
Neal Statement on Medicare Cost Increases
Nov 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) buried...
Neal Statement on Trump Administration Backing Down on Illegal, Price-Hiking IEEPA Tariffs
Nov 14, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported that the Trump Administration will back down on their...
Neal Statement on Government Funding Vote
Nov 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the House government funding vote: “For 43 days, Republicans have held the people’s...
“Shameful and Wrong”: Ranking Members Pallone, Neal, Scott Joined Protect Our Care to Slam Republicans for Failing to Fix Their Health Care Crisis
Nov 12, 2025
Watch the Full Event Here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01),...
Neal: “The Republican Record of Failure on Health Care Continues”
Nov 10, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) on the continued failure of the GOP record on health care: “Republicans were never going to act on lowering...
Neal Statement on Failure to Release October 2025 Jobs Report
Nov 7, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) failed to release a monthly jobs...
Neal Statement on Speaker Pelosi Retirement
Nov 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced she would not seek reelection in 2026, capping...
Neal on Drug Pricing: “Democrats Paved the Way for Today’s Announcement”
Nov 6, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Trump posed with pharmaceutical CEOs and followed in Democrats’ footsteps to...
Neal Highlights Impact of Republican Shutdown on SNAP Recipients at Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Nov 3, 2025
Chicopee, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, to highlight the impact of delayed Supplemental...