Boston, MABOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that six grantees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have been selected to receive $2.7 million to...
Neal Reiterates Opposition to Case to Overturn the ACA as House Files Brief with SCOTUS
May 6, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives filed a brief with the...
Grassley, Wyden, Neal Push Treasury to Allow Small Businesses to Deduct PPP Expenses
May 5, 2020
Washington, DC Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) today wrote...
Massachusetts Awarded Nearly $4 Million in Emergency Food and Shelter Assistance Under CARES Act
May 5, 2020
Washington, DC | Funding Will Assist Organizations Providing Resources to Hungry and Homeless Populations Across CommonwealthUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey...
Neal Calls for 90-Day Suspension of All Tariffs on Goods Necessary to Combat COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
May 4, 2020
Springfield, MA | The Chairman’s recommendation follows the release of a USITC report he requested on the import of medical supplies and productsSPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, after reviewing a U.S....
Ways and Means Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Prioritize Tribal Communities in Coronavirus Response Efforts
May 1, 2020
Washington, DC | The CARES Act authorized $8 billion for sovereign tribal governments that has yet to be disbursedToday, a group of Ways and Means Committee Democrats called on the Department of...
House Health Leaders Oppose Rule to Roll Back ACA Nondiscrimination Protections
May 1, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Chairs of the House Committees that oversee the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) voiced their strong opposition to a harmful Trump Administration rule that would...
Ways and Means Democrats Urge Mnuchin to Ensure Support Reaches Most Vulnerable Americans During COVID-19 Crisis
Apr 30, 2020
Springfield, MA | During a bipartisan phone meeting with the Treasury Secretary, Committee Democrats underscored the importance of assistance for struggling individuals and small...
Neal Statement on the Administration’s Extension of COBRA Eligibility Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 30, 2020
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...