Press Releases

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...

Washington, DCToday, Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), Committee on Education and the Workforce and Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01), Committee on Ways and Means issued the following statements...

Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the imposition of new duties on steel and...

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal today released the following statement after a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that at least...

Washington, DCWays & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced new investment restrictions and tariffs on...

Washington, DCToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement following the House of Representatives vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. ...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, thank you. Before I begin, I want to commend Subcommittee Ranking Member, Dr. Davis, who has provided so much leadership on this issue – I know...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) sent President Donald Trump a letter laying out their serious...

Washington, DC Yesterday, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced legislation that would invest in career pathways for parents who receive Temporary Assistance for...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after today’s 22nd school shooting of 2018 at Santa Fe High School in Texas. “Today’s massacre at Santa Fe High School in...

Washington, DCToday, the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill. Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) demanded Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI)...

Washington, DCYesterday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal lauded the committee passage of H.R. 5776, the Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment (MOST) Act of 2018. The bipartisan...