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Neal Hails Passage of Great American Outdoors Act, Points to Significant Local Benefits of Full Funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund

Jul 23, 2020

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal hailed House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, one of Congress’ most significant investments in environmental conservation in a generation. This...

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Neal Statement on Reports that Republicans May Attempt to Pass the TRUST Act with COVID Response Legislation

Jul 23, 2020

Washington, DC | The bill would cut Social Security and Medicare in the middle of a pandemic and recessionWays and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement...

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Chairman Neal Reiterates Urgent Need to Extend Full $600 Emergency Unemployment Compensation

Jul 22, 2020

Washington, DC | Slams GOP calls for a payroll tax cut and proposed adjustments to the benefit amount that would further overwhelm state unemployment offices and delay the administration of...

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Neal Joins Raskin, Bonamici, Blumenauer & 114 Members in Demanding Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland

Jul 22, 2020

Washington, DC | Barr ignored Members’ request last month for information about unidentified law enforcement in D.C.Today, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal joined his colleagues Jamie Raskin...

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Neal Statement Following Vote on National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2021

Jul 21, 2020

Washington, DC Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6395 – William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For...

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Chairman Neal Statement on the Passing of John Lewis

Jul 18, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement on the passing of civil rights leader and Oversight Subcommittee...

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Chairman Neal Statement on D.C. Circuit Panel Upholding Trump Administration’s Junk Health Care Plans

Jul 17, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Panel’s decision in ACAP vs. Treasury, Chairman Neal released the following statement blasting the...

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Chairman Neal Calls for Immediate Oversight of Trump’s Unlawful Directive to Examine the Tax-Exempt Status of Select Universities and School Systems

Jul 15, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to President Trump’s concerning tweets directing the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to examine the tax-exempt status of certain universities and...

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Chairman Neal and Ways and Means Committee Democrats Release Report Examining Longstanding Inequities in American Health System

Jul 14, 2020

Springfield, MA | “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” presents an honest, holistic analysis of the many cross-sector and historically rooted challenges facing...

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Chairman Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Protect Non-ACA-Compliant Health Plans

Jul 12, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal expressed his concern over the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would protect workplace health plans...

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Chairman Neal Calls on CMS to Ramp Up Oversight of Nursing Homes as Pandemic Continues to Devastate Long-Term Care Facilities

Jul 10, 2020

Springfield, MA | Data suggest more than 55,000 long-term care residents and staff members have died from COVID-19SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called...

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Neal Announces $400,000 to Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Jul 9, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Executive Director Kimberly H. Robinson to announce a $400,000 grant from the U.S....

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Neal Statement on House Passage of Measure to Provide Relief to Non-Profits and State, Local, and Tribal Governments

Jul 9, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed S. 4209, which would ensure that non-profits...

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Neal Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings

Jul 9, 2020

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its decisions related to the...

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Chairman Neal Statement on Supreme Court ACA Contraception Case Ruling

Jul 8, 2020

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning which will allow employers to deny...

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Child care is essential to reopening the economy

Jul 3, 2020

Washington, DC | by Congressman Richard E. Neal and Congresswoman Nita M. LoweyThe coronavirus pandemic has plunged America's already struggling child care system into a state of heightened crisis....

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Chairman Neal Statement on the June 2020 Jobs Report

Jul 2, 2020

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) June 2020 jobs report: “Anyone who...

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In Response to Ways & Means’ Request, New CBO Analysis Shows that Eliminating Emergency Unemployment Compensation Will Harm Vast Majority of Unemployed Workers, Disproportionately Hit Women, Young Workers, and Communities of Color

Jul 1, 2020

Washington, DCIn response to a House Ways and Means Committee request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its analysis of who will receive regular unemployment benefits,...

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Chairman Neal Statement on House Passage of the Moving Forward Act

Jul 1, 2020

Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement commending the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act:...

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Chairman Neal Floor Remarks on the Moving Forward Act

Jun 30, 2020

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, M/ Speaker. America’s infrastructure is in woeful disrepair. Our roads and bridges are crumbling; many areas still lack reliable internet service;...

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