Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced that recently unemployed...
Neal Requests the IRS Promptly Provide Public Briefing on Economic Impact Payments
Apr 30, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue...
Neal: Assistance for Cities and States a Priority for Next COVID-19 Response Package
Apr 29, 2020
Springfield, MA | During discussion with the Chairman, mayors from across the nation emphasized the vital need for federal supportSPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard...
Massachusetts Medicare Providers Awarded Additional $163 Million in CARES Act Relief
Apr 29, 2020
Washington, DCUnited 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...
Readout of Neal, Ways and Means Democrats’ Call with USTR on the USMCA
Apr 27, 2020
Washington, DCHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after convening a conference call with Democratic members of the Ways and Means Trade...
Neal and Lewis Decry IRS Demands that Employees Resuming On-Site Work Monday Obtain Their Own PPE
Apr 25, 2020
Washington, DC | Potentially more than 10,000 IRS employees face this unreasonable mandateAfter obtaining an email sent from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Human Capital Office to IRS employees...
Neal Statement on House Passage of Emergency Interim Funding Package
Apr 24, 2020
Washington, DCHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R.266, The Paycheck Protection and Health Care...
Neal, DeFazio Urge Trump Administration to Support Motorcoach Industry Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Apr 24, 2020
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) requested Department of Treasury Secretary...
Chairman Neal Floor Remarks on Emergency Interim Funding Package
Apr 23, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, M. Speaker. We are here today in these trying and unprecedented times to act on an emergency interim funding package that I am proud has strong...
Mass. Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Fully Fund COVID-19 Response for Tribal Nations in Massachusetts
Apr 23, 2020
Washington, DC | Lawmakers Seek Cost-Share Waivers for Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Mashpee Wampanoag TribeUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA),...
Chairman Neal Comments on Additional Allocations of $100 Billion COVID-19 Fund for Health Care Providers
Apr 22, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided new...
Neal Statement on 2020 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
Apr 22, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 2020 Medicare Trustees Report and 2020 Social Security...
Neal Urges HHS Secretary to Disburse Additional CARES Act Funds to Frontline Massachusetts Hospitals
Apr 21, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA—U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting HHS address inequities...
Mass. Congressional Delegation Urge Trump Administration to Fully Fund COVID-19 Response in Commonwealth
Apr 20, 2020
Boston, MA | Lawmakers Ask FEMA to Waive Local Cost-Sharing Requirements for Major Disaster AssistanceBoston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along...
Takano, Neal Applaud Decision to Automatically Issue COVID-19 Stimulus Checks to Vulnerable Veterans
Apr 17, 2020
Riverside, CARIVERSIDE, CA. – Today, following calls from Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Ways and...
Chairman Neal: “The Rampant Spread of COVID-19 Across Nursing Homes Has Emerged As A Human Rights Issue”
Apr 17, 2020
Springfield, MA | Neal Calls on Administrator Verma to Increase Transparency and Implement Regulations Specifically to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing HomesSPRINGFIELD, MA – In light of...
Neal Joins Bustos, Kilmer, Cole in Bipartisan Call to Ramp Up Defense Manufacturing Capabilities in Response to Coronavirus
Apr 17, 2020
Washington, DC | Letter Calls for Clear Guidance and Direction to Military Installations to Address Shortages of PPE and Medical Equipment. Supported by Association of Defense Communities and 52...
Mayor Sarno Thanks Congressman Neal and Baker-Polito Administration for COVID-19 Testing Kits
Apr 16, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris thank Congressman Richard E. Neal and the Baker-Polito Administration...
Following Chairman Neal’s Request, Treasury Decides to Automatically Issue Economic Impact Payments to Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries
Apr 16, 2020
Springfield, MA | Neal has made numerous calls for this change to ensure that low-income seniors and individuals with severe disabilities receive their rebatesSPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means...
Massachusetts Airports Awarded Over $171 Million in CARES Act Funding
Apr 15, 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...