Press Releases

Washington, DCToday, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal released the following statement regarding the reports of a cap on retirement savings in 401(k) plans as outlined in the GOP tax reform...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today sent a letter to Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady asking that he delay next week’s full committee markup after...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) today introduced the Give Assistance and Help to...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asking that the secretary or a designee join the Committee as they...

Washington, DC Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today filed legislation that would allow Medicare beneficiaries access to critical opioid addiction treatment medication in...

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and members of the Springfield Redevelopment Authority to formally accept...

Washington, DCThe Honorable Richard Neal Disaster Supplemental Statement October 13, 2017 I rise in support of the disaster supplemental because it provides critical funds to help rebuild...

Springfield, MASpringfield, MA – U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and representatives from DevelopSpringfield today at 77 Maple Street to announce a...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) released...

Washington, DCThank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to take a moment to reflect on today’s mark up in the Ways and Means Committee and what is also going on in the Energy and Commerce Committee. In the...

Washington, DCThe U.S. Senate and House Democrats today wrote a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reject the GOP’s proposed budget that would cut vital programs like Medicare and...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after the Tax Policy Center released an analysis of the Ryan-McConnell tax framework:...

Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after reports that dialysis patients in Puerto Rico are not receiving the medical...

Washington, DC(Remarks as prepared) Thank you everyone for coming today to discuss the important topic of tax reform.  While Republicans are hiding behind closed doors to formulate how they’re...

Washington, DC Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after Speaker Ryan and Leader McConnell unveiled their tax reform framework: “It’s...

Washington, DCToday, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led 145 Members of Congress in writing to President Trump, demanding that the Department of Defense deploy additional resources to aid recovery...

Washington, DCFollowing a meeting on tax reform at the White House today with bipartisan members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Richard E. Neal urged President Donald J....

Washington, DCToday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation to help millions of Americans save for a financially secure retirement through an automatic payroll deduction Individual...

Washington, DC Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a preliminary...

Washington, DCU.S. Representative Richard E. Neal announced on Monday the passage of H.R. 1235, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act in the House of Representatives....