Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to National Association of Insurance Commissioners President Eric Cioppa, requesting information on ways...
Neal Comments on Renegotiated NAFTA Statement of Administrative Action
May 30, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration submitted to Congress the draft statement of...
Mayor Sarno, Congressman Neal and Veterans Services Director Tom Belton Call for Volunteers to Mark Veterans Graves with American Flags for Memorial Day
May 24, 2019
Washington, DC05/23/2019 Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Congressman Richard E. Neal and Tom Belton, Director of the Springfield Veterans Services Department call for volunteers to mark veterans’ graves...
Neal Floor Statement on H.R. 1994
May 23, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act – or the SECURE Act. One of my priorities since...
Chairman Neal Votes to Strengthen Americans’ Retirement Security and Provide Urgently Needed Tax Fix for Gold Star Families
May 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, United States Representative Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means voted to pass H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...
Committee Leaders Announce Call for Comments on Bipartisan Medicare Part D Drug Pricing Legislation
May 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), along with Ranking Members Kevin Brady (R-TX) and...
Neal Praises House Passage of Landmark Retirement Legislation, the SECURE Act
May 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community...
Senators Markey, Warren, and Rep. Neal Reintroduce Legislation to Restore WCVB and WWLP Television Channels to the Berkshires
May 23, 2019
Washington, DC | Charter removed WWLP TV in April 2017 and WCVB TV in June 2018Washington (May 23, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01)...
Congressman Neal Remarks at Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act Press Conference
May 22, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon. I want to thank Speaker Pelosi for bringing us all together; my colleagues for being here; and especially Cheryl Lankford and Gabby Kubinyi...
Neal, Brady Continue Efforts to Combat U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis
May 21, 2019
Washington, DCFollowing last week’s Ways and Means Committee hearing on the maternal mortality crisis in the United States, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) sent...
Neal, Lewis, and Davis Statement on Ways & Means Committee’s Oversight Authority
May 21, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement at House Rules Committee Hearing on the SECURE Act
May 20, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you for considering today H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act – or the SECURE Act. This bill passed out of...
Neal Votes to Pass Historic Equality Act to End Discrimination Against All LGBTQ Americans
May 17, 2019
Washington, DCToday, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act – a bill to ensure LGBTQ Americans are guaranteed the full protections of federal civil rights laws....
Neal Statement on President Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Announcement
May 17, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s elimination of tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada...
Neal Statement on Treasury’s Failure to Comply with Subpoena
May 17, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to comply with a subpoena...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis
May 16, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) With over 700 women in America dying of pregnancy-related deaths each year, tragically, experts view us as one of the most dangerous places in the...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Economic and Health Consequences of Climate Change
May 15, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you for being here today. Today marks the first time in twelve years that the Ways and...
Committees Call on White House and DOJ to Stop Withholding Documents on Decision to Attack the Constitutionality of the ACA and Undermine Pre-Existing Condition Protections
May 14, 2019
Washington, DCWashington, D.C. (May 14, 2019)—Five House Committees sent letters to the White House and the Department of Justice demanding documents in response to a request made more than a month...
Congressman Neal Announces Winner of 2019 Congressional Art Competition
May 13, 2019
Springfield, MA | Winner will represent the First Congressional District at year-long exhibit in DCSPRINGFIELD, MA - On Monday, May 13, 2019, United States Congressman Richard E. Neal visited...
Neal Issues Subpoenas to Treasury Secretary and IRS Commissioner
May 10, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after issuing subpoenas to Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and...