Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal announced $547,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to support training,...
Chairman Neal Statement on the 85th Anniversary of Social Security
Aug 14, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement marking the 85th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security...
Neal Joins Nearly 200 Colleagues in Calling on Postmaster General to Reverse Assault on Postal Service
Aug 14, 2020
Washington, DCIn a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy released on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and 192 other House...
Neal Reaffirms Support for Ensuring Clean Drinking Water Availability in Westfield
Aug 13, 2020
Westfield, MAWestfield, MA – During a visit to the Pioneer Valley Railroad Yard in Westfield to speak with local chambers of commerce, small businesses, and community leaders including Westfield...
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Requests FEMA’s Plans to Centralize and Stabilize the Supply and Distribution Chains for PPE
Aug 12, 2020
Boston, MABoston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch...
Neal Announces EPA Funding to Chicopee
Aug 12, 2020
Chicopee, MACHICOPEE, MA – On Wednesday, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means met with Chicopee Mayor John Vieau to announce the awarding of $300,000 from...
Neal Tours Holyoke Health Center During National Health Center Week
Aug 11, 2020
Holyoke, MAHOLYOKE, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means visited Holyoke Health Center on Tuesday during National Health Center Week. Holyoke Health...
Neal Visits with Easthampton Small Businesses who Received Paycheck Protection Program Funding
Aug 10, 2020
Easthampton, MAEASTHAMPTON, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means visited Rock Valley Tool on Monday with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to hear...
Chairman Neal Statements on President Trump’s Payroll Tax and Unemployment Memoranda
Aug 8, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following comments after President Trump signed memoranda regarding unemployment benefits and the...
Neal Announces Federal Grant to Address Opioid Use Disorders at Holyoke Community College
Aug 7, 2020
Holyoke, MAHOLYOKE, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman House Committee on Ways and Means visited Holyoke Community College on Friday to announce a federal grant from the U.S. Department of...
Chairman Neal Statement on the July 2020 Jobs Report
Aug 7, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) July 2020 jobs...
Chairman Neal Praises Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force’s Examination of Telehealth’s Opportunities and Challenges
Aug 6, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement at the outset of the Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force’s...
Neal joins Clark, House Members in Urging Congress to Include Emergency Child Care Legislation in Next COVID-19 Stimulus
Aug 5, 2020
Washington, DC Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, joined with Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Richard Neal (MA-1), Danny K. Davis (IL-7), Marcia...
Neal Celebrates Nearly $1.2 Billion in SBA Funding Across First Congressional District of Massachusetts
Aug 1, 2020
Holyoke, MAHOLYOKE, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined local business leaders at The Log Cabin in Holyoke to celebrate the success of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA)...
Unemployed Americans Plead for Senate Republicans to Do Their Jobs and Extend Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Jul 31, 2020
Washington, DC | Ways and Means Democrats held a listening session with recipients of the assistance who will face devastation when the benefit lapsesThis morning, Ways and Means Committee Chairman...
Neal Announces Major Wins in Appropriations Package
Jul 31, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal highlighted significant victories for western and central Massachusetts, and other communities across America in H.R. 7608, the first “minibus” of...
Kuster, Neal, Malinowski, Raskin, McGovern Introduce Legislation to Protect National Scenic Trails from Pipeline Development
Jul 30, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Congressman James P. McGovern...
Chairman Neal Statement on the 55th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
Jul 30, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 55th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid...
Chairman Neal Floor Remarks Honoring John Lewis
Jul 29, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, M/ Speaker. I rise today with great sadness to say a few words on the life of my friend and colleague, John Lewis. John was the bravest, yet most...
Neal Introduction of Paul Barabani, former Superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, at the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Hearing on State Veterans’ Homes
Jul 29, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning Chairwoman Brownley and Ranking Member Dunn. Thank you for inviting me today to the Subcommittee on Health’s hearing, Who’s in Charge? Examining...