Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you for being here. Last month, most hard-working, honest Americans timely filed...
Neal, Brady Statement on White House Surprise Billing Summit
May 9, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following joint statement regarding the White House’s summit on...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Paid Family and Medical Leave: Helping Workers and Employers Succeed
May 8, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses, several of whom traveled long distances to be here today for this important hearing on paid family and medical...
Neal and Davis Statement on USDA Guidance That Puts Families at Greater Risk of Food Insecurity
May 8, 2019
Washington, DCWays & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today released the following joint statement on the...
Neal Statement on IRS Failure to Provide President Trump’s Tax Returns
May 6, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed him that the IRS would not furnish the...
Ways & Means Democrats Raise Concerns with Provisions in Renegotiated NAFTA That Could Affect the Future of U.S. Health Care Costs
May 6, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and 19 Committee Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Trade...
Congressional Democrats Denounce Trump Proposal That Would Deny Social Security Benefits to Vulnerable Individuals
May 6, 2019
Washington, DCTop Democrat Committee leaders in the House and Senate today called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to withdraw a proposed rule, “Removing Inability to Communicate in...
Chairman Neal Joins Congressional Leaders at White House to Discuss Infrastructure
May 1, 2019
Washington, DCHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal joined a group of Congressional leaders today at the White House for a meeting with President Trump regarding a $2 trillion...
Neal Statement Following Poway Synagogue Shooting
Apr 27, 2019
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement following the shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in San Diego, California on Saturday. "I am...
Ways & Means Committee Democrats Emphasize Importance of Enforcement Provisions in Renegotiated NAFTA
Apr 25, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Committee Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Trade...
Neal Statement on the Killing of Lyra McKee
Apr 24, 2019
Washington, DC | Funeral of 29-year-old journalist took place in Belfast today Congressman Richard E. Neal, Co-Chairman of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, released a statement...
Neal Statement on IRS Failure to Meet April 23 Deadline
Apr 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed him that the IRS would not meet the April 23...
Neal Statement on 2019 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Report
Apr 22, 2019
Washington, DC Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement on the 2019 Medicare Trustees Report and 2019 Social Security Trustees Report:...
Mass. Congressional Delegation Announces Over $61 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Commonwealth
Apr 19, 2019
Boston, MA | 26 Organizations to Receive Funding to Support 6,611 AmeriCorps MembersBoston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with...
House Chairs Issue Statement on Release of Special Counsel Mueller’s Report
Apr 19, 2019
Washington, DCToday, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E....
Neal and Blumenauer Statements on ITC Report on Renegotiated NAFTA
Apr 18, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) issued the following statements after the International Trade...
Ways & Means Committee Democrats Raise Concerns with Environmental Provisions in Renegotiated NAFTA
Apr 17, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Committee Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Trade...
Neal Sends Letter to IRS Regarding 6103 Request
Apr 13, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) sent the following letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig after the IRS missed the April...
Neal Statement on IRS Failure to Meet April 10 Deadline
Apr 10, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the IRS would not meet Chairman Neal’s April...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of the Prescription Drug STAR Act
Apr 9, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) With today’s consideration of H.R. 2113, the STAR Act, we will take a first, bipartisan step to address the issue of high drug prices. So far this Congress,...