Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - Following news of the horrific shooting at the King Scoopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado that killed ten people, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the...
Ways and Means Democrats Demand Prompt Payment of Stimulus Checks to Social Security, Other Beneficiaries
Mar 22, 2021
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr....
Chairman Neal’s Floor Remarks Ahead of Final Passage of the American Rescue Plan
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) M. Speaker, I proudly stand in strong support of the American Rescue Plan. This pandemic has been ruthless. With over half a million lives lost, we are a...
Neal Votes for American Rescue Plan, Sending Transformational COVID Relief Package to President Biden’s Desk
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DCToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted for final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to...
Neal Statement on Final Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Mar 10, 2021
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) applauded the final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in the following statement: “This...
In Unprecedented Conditions, Neal, Pascrell Urgently Demand IRS Extend 2021 Tax Filing Season
Mar 8, 2021
Washington, DC Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
Chairman Neal: “The time is now, and our work continues.”
Mar 5, 2021
Washington, DCFollowing instructions from Speaker Pelosi to begin working on an infrastructure and jobs package, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following...
Chairman Neal Floor Remarks on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Feb 27, 2021
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) M. Speaker, more than a year has passed since the coronavirus was first detected in the United States. In that time, we have lost over half a million...
Chairman Neal Statement on House Passage of American Rescue Plan Act
Feb 27, 2021
Washington, DCTonight, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of...
Neal Statement on the U.S. International Trade Commission’s Report “Renewable Electricity: Potential Economic Effects of Increased Commitments in Massachusetts”
Feb 24, 2021
Washington, DCToday, the U.S. International Trade Commission released their findings pursuant to a Tariff Act of 1930 section 332 investigation requested by Chairman Richard E. Neal last year. ...
Neal, Pascrell Raise Alarms Over Slow Start to 2021 Filing Season
Feb 19, 2021
Washington, DCA week into the most important tax filing season in recent memory, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr....
Neal Requests Statewide Equity in Vaccine Distribution
Feb 16, 2021
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal sent a letter to Governor Charlie Baker expressing concern over the lack of mass vaccination sites in western Massachusetts, ...
After Two All-Day Markups, Ways & Means Advances Majority of President Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Package
Feb 12, 2021
Washington, DCTonight, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Committee’s work in advancing half of President Biden’s $1.9...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement at Markup of COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Feb 10, 2021
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) With that, I will now turn to the subject of our meeting today; putting the American people first by advancing legislation to confront the economic and...
Democratic Leaders Applaud Pension Protection Legislation in Latest COVID-19 Relief Package
Feb 9, 2021
Washington, DC | Chairmen Neal and Scott both introduced similar legislation earlier this CongressToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor...
Chairman Neal Announces Markup of COVID-19 Relief Measures
Feb 8, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced the Committee will consider nine legislative proposals under the budget...
Chairman Neal Statement on the January 2021 Jobs Report
Feb 5, 2021
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2021 jobs report: “Data...
Chairman Neal Statement After Meeting With President Biden on Urgent Need for COVID-19 Relief
Feb 5, 2021
Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following statement after meeting with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and House Democratic leaders to discuss...
Massachusetts Congressman Richard E. Neal Visits Harrington HealthCare System’s State COVID-19
Jan 29, 2021
SouthbridgeSOUTHBRIDGE, MA – Harrington HealthCare System (HHS) hosted a visit with Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, on Friday, January 29 at its state-designated...
Neal Applauds Biden Executive Order on Health Equity and AAPI Communities
Jan 27, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA— Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order directing the U.S....