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Washington, DC | Neal, Brady laud bill that will increase transparency in drug pricing for consumersToday, the House Committee on Ways & Means unanimously passed the bipartisan Prescription Drug...

Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, to bring to the Ambassador’s attention concerns that...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after sending a written request to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Today, I am honored to Chair the first markup of the Ways and Means Committee for the 116th Congress. We have three bills before us today that are the...

Washington, DCThis morning, the Ways & Means Committee passed H.R. 1759, the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers (BRIDGE for Workers) Act, legislation...

Washington, DCThis morning, under the leadership of Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), the Ways & Means Committee passed H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE)...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you everyone for being here today. Today, the Committee begins its long overdue...

Washington, DCHouse Democratic leaders today unveiled a sweeping bill that would protect people living with pre-existing conditions, lower health care costs for consumers, and reverse the Trump...

Washington, DC On February 22, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome to our witness, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Today we will discuss President Trump’s proposal to slash more than 1.4...

Washington, DCU.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today on President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to cut Medicare by $845 billion over ten...

Washington, DCUnited States Congressman Richard E. Neal issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, today by a margin of 234-193. “The...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you everyone for being here today. Today we will hear testimony from some of the...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning.  We meet today to consider the Committee’s annual budget views and estimates for fiscal year 2020 in accordance with the requirements of...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning.  Today we welcome Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative to discuss U.S.-China Trade. At the direction of the...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) was named Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), a bicameral, non-partisan committee that plays an essential...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you everyone for being here today. Before we begin, I want to take a moment to extend...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and the top Republican on the Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of a full Committee...

Washington, DCWays & Means Chairman Richard Neal released the following statement on the passing of Chairman John Dingell, Jr. of Michigan: “John Dingell loved the House of Representatives, his...

Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) I am pleased to convene today’s hearing on the very important topic of retirement income security.  One of my priorities as Chairman of this committee...