Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted House Republicans and the President-elect for returning to their same failed playbook of putting billionaires before the American people: “The President-elect and House Republicans are barreling toward forcing our troops, law enforcement, TSA agents, among the rest of our federal workforce, to go without pay over the holidays b... Read More »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, Governor Maura T. Healey, Major General Gary W. Keefe, Colonel David L. Halasi-Kun, State Senator John Velis, and Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe in celebrating the stationing of a new fleet of F-35 aircraft at Barnes Air National Guard Base (ANGB), which was made official after Air Force Secreta... Read More »
WATCH Excerpts: “You have never won a government shutdown. And you won't win this one either. Your currency in this institution is your word. We reached an agreement. We came to modest achievements. And a tweet changed all of it? Can you imagine what the next two years are going to be like if every time the Congress works its will and then there's a tweet? … “This institution has a separate respon... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today announced that after more than 30 years of service, Democratic Social Security Subcommittee Staff Director Kathryn Olson will be retiring at the end of the 118th Congress. Kathryn has served four Democratic Chairs and Ranking Members on the Ways and Means Committee and as the Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Task Force on ... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its fourth request for a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel under the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), pertaining to a labor dispute at a facility operated by Pirelli Neumáticos: “Today’s use of the Rapid Response Mechan... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed the economic effects of tariffs discussed by the President-elect: “Today’s CBO report shows that Trump’s economic plan would lower economic growth and raise prices as our output declines, exports shrink, and other countries stick us with devastating, ... Read More »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after being unanimously selected by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to continue his service as Ranking Member of the Committee for the 119th Congress: "Delivering immeasurable wins for the American people through the Committee on Ways and Means has been the honor of a lifetime, and m... Read More »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting against passage of H.R. 5009 – Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. “As a long serving member of Congress, and one who is proud to have two military bases in their district, I am appalled that the National Defense Authorization Act has become a p... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the initiation of an investigation by United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai regarding Nicaragua’s trade practices related to human rights, labor rights, and the rule of law: “Today’s announcement by Ambassador Tai is a huge milestone in our enforcement of trade agreements... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) November 2024 jobs report: “With another expectation-beating month of job growth, the U.S. economy proves once again its strength and resilience in life’s twists and turns. Let me say it plainly: President Biden, Vice President Harris, Congressional Democrats... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and Lauren Underwood (D-IL), with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, as well as U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer secured new data fro... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the use of cryptocurrency in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Neal requested the report back in 2022 as many major defined contribution plan providers announced the option to invest in cryptocurrencies and after the Department of Labor cautioned that plan spon... Read More »
As U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal took to the podium Monday at the celebratory opening of the $43 million Residences at Mill 8, Thomas Erb kept his eye in his watch and his ear to the sky. It was nearly noon. And Erb, president of Electric Time Co. of Medfield, was the contractor who repaired and restored the building’s signature clock with its 10-foot dials that caps the 110-year-old building but hadn... Read More »
Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 82 and against H.R. 5342: “The WEP and the GPO negatively affect more than 2 million retired public servants across the country, including more than 100,000 here in Massachusetts, and our teachers, firefighters, and police officers deserve relief. Today, I voted in favor of delivering on that relief a... Read More »
Work in Holyoke on a large-scale complex devoted to treating local veterans reached a major milestone ahead of Veterans Day. For the past year, the sheer scope of the new Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke has been coming into view. Visible from I-91 and parts of the Pioneer Valley – the $483 million project has been taking shape, including the eight-story building’s frame going up in front of... Read More »
