Press Releases

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, the health and tax related bills we are considering today would not address the health care crisis facing the American Public. In fact, health...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal spearheaded a letter with the entire Massachusetts delegation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday requesting that the agency take...

Washington, DCHouse Committee on Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal was named by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today to be a conferee to reconcile the final version of the Fiscal Year...

Washington, DCWith the 2018 hurricane season underway and Puerto Rican families still struggling in the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of...

Washington, DCToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s recent call to deny asylum seekers and immigrants their right to due process: “In the...

Washington, DCU.S. Representative Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the House failed to pass the GOP “compromise” immigration bill, H.R. 6136, the Border Security and...

Washington, DCHouse Committee on Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal announced the selection of Kimberley Lee to serve as a member of the Federal Commission on Social Impact Partnerships....

Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report on the long-term budget outlook:...

Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6. It has become all too clear the ongoing opioid epidemic has gripped our nation’s families and communities. It...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this markup on a number of bipartisan bills covering health, oversight, tax and social security policies. In the health...

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Department of Labor finalized a rule to expand the availability association health...

Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Ranking Committee Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal became an Original Co-Sponsor today of the “Keep Families Together Act”  that would stop on the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance”...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today on the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” immigration policy which has led to thousands of young...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in response to the controversial “zero tolerance" policy of the Trump administration where children are being...

Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration decided to impose a 25 percent import tax on $50...

Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal today joined Governor Charlie Baker, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, members of...

Washington, DC  Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01), Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr....

Washington, DCMr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 3, the Trump-GOP rescissions bill, which would cut about $15 billion in appropriated spending.   Today’s bill is HR 3.  HR 1 was...

Washington, DCWays & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement on the 2018 Medicare Trustees Report and 2018 Social Security Trustees Report: “In...