Congressman 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 the future Palmer train station. “After years of advocacy by the residents of Palmer, they are one step closer to realizing their goal of a Palmer train station. This announcement follows a fair and thorough review... Read More »
Ways 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 lower-than-promised 10% tariff hike on China, leaving the American people to pay more on imported goods: “Every promise made by the President during the campaign about lowering costs, reducing inflation, and putting the working a... Read More »
Ways 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 cabinet is seeking access to payment systems that include confidential tax, Social Security, and payment information about individual Americans and businesses: “A purge and hostile takeover of the federal government, o... Read More »
Ways 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 Awareness Day: “Since its inception in 1975, the EITC has been a powerful and instrumental tool that has provided millions of working Americans with a low-to-moderate income a lifeline to remain in the workforce and out of pover... Read More »
Congressman 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 and Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. granted a restraining order against the pause in federal funding. “Over the course of the last nine days, we have witnessed an agenda from the Trump Administration that is chaot... Read More »
As states and local governments grapple with a federal grant freeze, Springfield, Massachusetts, is still hoping to put recently-awarded grant money to work — paving the way for a new fleet of electric buses. Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal of the 1st district says a $9.9 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will be “carried through” in the face of the Trump administration... Read More »
Today, 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to support the acquisition of a clean bus network for Springfield Public Schools. Established under the Inflation Reduction Act, leg... Read More »
Caring Health Center has a 2,000-person waiting list. On Feb. 3, it will open a new facility on Boston Road to address that demand. “Because there is a need,” said Tania M. Barber, the nonprofit’s president and CEO. “There are 2,000 people in the community on a waitlist to access care.” Caring Health, now in its 30th year, focuses on removing barriers to health care by making it affordable, access... Read More »
Ways 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 from the Office of Management and Budget where she led the Income Maintenance Branch for the last decade. “I am delighted to welcome Ms. Hanson to the Ways and Means Committee as the leader of our Social Security team,”... Read More »
(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 won’t take up too much time since we have the pleasure of 44 of our colleagues—from both sides of the aisle—joining us today, but it bears repeating that ideas to improve the lives of the American people come from all sort... Read More »
In the first hours of his presidency, Donald Trump granted sweeping pardons to January 6 defendants and, on Tuesday, we’re heard exclusively from a Massachusetts congressman who was in the U.S. Capitol that day Congressman Richard Neal said he was on a call with the Secretary of State for northern Ireland when the activity began at the Capitol. He told Western Mass News that, without an exit strat... Read More »
Three Agawam High School students recently won a Congressional App Challenge for developing a journaling app that can serve as a safe space for students and a way to improve their level of writing. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) visited the school on Jan. 13 to present Matilda Larochelle, Aiden Jordan and Justin Barbaneagra with a first-place award for their app, Journal N’ Go. It rewards ... Read More »
When President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office on Monday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will be there. “Members can make their own determination,” Neal said of other government officials decision whether to attend the 47th president's inauguration. “I’ve not missed one since I’ve been elected … That doesn’t mean we relinquish our points of view.” Despite months of campaigning that painted a Tr... Read More »
When U.S. Representative Seth Moulton of Salem attended President Donald Trump’s first inaugural address back in 2017, he thought Trump’s reference to building new railways signaled a possible point of bipartisan collaboration with the new administration. Fast forward eight years, and Moulton says he heard nothing comparably hopeful in Trump’s second inaugural address. Moulton contends the second ... Read More »
Sublime Systems welcomed Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, Friday to the now-vacant 16-acre site the Somerville firm selected to scale up its first-of-a kind process for making low-carbon cement. The site was once a string of paper mills at the foot of Lyman Street, stretched between the Second Level Power Canal and the Connecticut River. Sublime chose it, in par... Read More »
