Press Releases

Washington, D.C.WATCH HERE M/Speaker, I rise today, because looting is underway.  Our Republican colleagues are running the same failed playbook of trickle-down handouts that massively benefit...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after voting “No” on Republicans’ betrayal of the American people under the cover...

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after reporting that the Trump-Musk Administration forced the IRS to dismiss nearly...

Washington, D.C.This week, U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, formally announced the...

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First markup of the 119th Congress and I’m pleased it’s a bipartisan one.  Today, we are considering four tax...

Washington, D.C.All Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are using a key tool for Congress to conduct oversight of the Executive...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) today issued a joint statement on President Trump’s...

Washington, D.C.House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA),  House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Senate Finance...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2025 jobs report: “First jobs...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether Elon Musk and his team...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA),  Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ),  and Education and Workforce...

Washington, D.C.Today, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform;...

Palmer, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has selected South of Palmer Yard as the site of...

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump levied a 25% tariff hike on Canada and Mexico, and a...

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported by the Washington Post that the President’s billionaire kitchen...

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on EITC...

Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump announced his administration would be rescinding the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo...

Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonia E. Dinnall to announce a $9,908,555.00 grant from the...

Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced today that Jennifer Hanson will serve as Social Security Staff Director. Ms. Hanson comes to Ways and Means...

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you to the members of the Committee and our colleagues in Congress for taking the time to participate in a time-honored tradition, Member Day. I...