Washington, DCHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today sought more information from the Trump Administration...
Neal Votes for Passage of Emergency Coronavirus Response Funding
Mar 5, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after voting in favor of an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to address the...
Neal and DelBene Demand Answers from CMS Regarding Nursing Homes’ Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
Mar 4, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Committee member Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare &...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing of the Committee on Ways and Means on the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 with Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
Mar 3, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Welcome Secretary Mnuchin and thank you for joining us today. We are here to examine the President’s 2021 budget, a proposal that doubles down on...
Neal Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Texas v. United States
Mar 2, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced it will hear Texas v. the United States: “The Trump...
Neal, Markey, Warren Celebrate Return of WWLP-TV22 to Berkshire County
Feb 28, 2020
Washington, DCSenators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Richard E. Neal announced today that he has helped successfully broker a deal between the cable provider Charter...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing of the Committee on Ways and Means on the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 with Health and Human Services Secretary Azar
Feb 27, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome Secretary Azar. Thank you for joining us for this important hearing. I think we all understand that you have been very busy...
Mayor Sarno Joined with City and Other Officials for an Announcement and Tour of the Watershop Dam
Feb 26, 2020
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Executive Director of PBRM Patrick Sullivan, Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan, Director of Community Development...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on U.S.-China Trade and Competition
Feb 26, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome. We are holding this hearing today at a critical juncture in the U.S.-China trade and economic relationship. The scale and speed of...
House and Senate Committee Leaders Call for SSA to Abandon Proposed Rule Changing the Agency’s Appeals Process
Feb 19, 2020
Washington, DCTop Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Judiciary Committee, and Senate Finance Committee yesterday called for the Trump...
Neal Celebrates FCC Funding to Expand Rural Broadband in Western Massachusetts
Feb 13, 2020
Washington, DCThe Federal Communications Commission today authorized more than $10 million in funding over ten years to expand rural broadband in Massachusetts. These investments will connect...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Disappearing Corporate Income Tax
Feb 11, 2020
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing on the disappearing corporate income tax. It has been two years since the Minority passed their tax bill...
Chairman Neal Statement on President Trump’s Proposed Budget
Feb 11, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on President Trump’s FY 2021 budget proposal: “When I saw the President’s...
MassDOT East-West Passenger Rail Study Advancing
Feb 7, 2020
Boston, MA | Data released on possible corridors, station stops, frequency of weekday round trips, anticipated ridership and costsBOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Planning...
Neal and Brady Release Legislative Text of Surprise Medical Billing Proposal
Feb 7, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) released legislative text of the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Seek GAO Investigation of Trump Administration Decisions on Proposed Energy Projects
Feb 6, 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), William Keating...
Chairman Neal Statement on the U.S.-Kenya Trade Relationship
Feb 6, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S.-Kenya trade relationship after meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta:...
Chairman Neal Statement on Brexit
Feb 1, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on Brexit: “The United Kingdom formally leaves the European Union today and starts a...
Medicaid Rule Hurts Massachusetts Families, Neal Writes
Jan 31, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a comment letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar...
House and Senate Social Security Leaders Slam Controversial Disability Proposal
Jan 30, 2020
Washington, DCTop Democrats overseeing Social Security policy in the House and Senate today objected to a Social Security Administration (SSA) proposal that would cause people with disabilities to...