Press Releases

Washington, DCMr. Chairman, I am pleased you are holding this markup today and that it has been carried out in a bipartisan manner. The opioid crisis is not a Democrat or Republican issue—it is a...

Washington, DCThank you, Chairman Brady, for scheduling this very important hearing this morning. Last year, Republicans had a once-in-a-generation opportunity to work with Democrats to simplify our...

Washington, DC Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that expresses concern over the Trump Administration’s...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after the release of President Trump’s prescription drug pricing proposal: “For many...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal made the following statement today after President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Iran Nuclear Agreement. “I am deeply...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump sent Congress a rescissions package that cuts $7 billion of...

Washington, DCToday, the three House Democratic leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health care, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member...

Washington, DC Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner David...

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal announced this week that the 2018 entries for the Congressional Art Competition from the First Congressional District are now on...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard Neal of Massachusetts, Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address.  In this week’s address following Tax Day, Neal...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) In 2016, Central States applied to the Treasury Department to cut retiree benefits giving us a glimpse into what insolvency for a large national pension plan...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) led a letter to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) from all...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX),...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on reports of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) technical problems:   “We...

Washington, DCMr. Chairman, thank you for inviting the Secretary of Labor here to discuss this important issue. We agree that there’s a problem here. Good jobs are going unfilled, and millions of...

Washington, DC – House and Senate Democratic Committee health leaders called on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would encourage the sale of junk health plans that will...

Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) requested Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) immediately hold hearings on proposals to fund...

Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Brady. Today’s hearing is an important opportunity to discuss the tariffs that the Administration has started imposing recently as a...

Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day which is being observed this year on Thursday, April 12. “Every year, the...

Washington, DC(Remarks as prepared) Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for scheduling this markup on important, bipartisan legislation on various topics within the jurisdiction of our committee.  You and...