Ahead of the 15th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement: “Fifteen years ago, Democrats revolutionized health care in America and proved what’s possible when good governance invests directly in the people. Make no mistake about it: there are countless ... Read More »
Amber James has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for over two decades. When she learned last week that Louis DeJoy, postmaster general, is working with the Department of Government Efficiency, the new federal agency that oversees government spending, on plans to cut jobs and funding from the USPS budget, “it was one of the worst days in USPS history,” she said. “It is horrifying,” she said. Jame... Read More »
Design work for track and station projects needed to make Pittsfield-to-Springfield-to-Boston passenger rail work proceeds despite worries that the Biden-era federal funding might not last in the Trump administration. “Well, I tell you this, I’m going full steam on east-west rail,” Gov. Maura T. Healey told reporters this week following her speech to more than 400 people at the Governor’s Conferen... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted Republicans’ systematic attack on the people’s earned benefits and the Social Security Administration: “The American people’s earned benefits are in trouble. With President Trump and Musk’s DOGE calling the shot, the Social Security Administration is being led by an unqualified yes man, who has admitted to canceling contracts o... Read More »
After Ways and Means Democrats commanded the attention of the American people, rightfully hearing their concerns over DOGE’s illegal access to their most sensitive data, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), along with all the Democratic members of the Committee, wrote to Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) demanding Musk appear before the Committee. “We understand that members o... Read More »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Dr. Lynn Ireland, President & CEO of Riverside Industries, to highlight the impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on the First Congressional District. On February 25, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that requires the House Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion in federal programs. The Congressional Budget Office has con... Read More »
It’s not always easy to put faces and names to the impact that congressional budgets have on a particular populace. By visiting Riverside Industries in Easthampton on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal tried to do just that. Neal, whose district in Massachusetts includes the cities of Easthampton, Holyoke and Springfield as well as several other communities in Hampshire County, took a tour of Riversi... Read More »
This 250th anniversary of the American Revolution — the opening shots of Lexington and Concord rang out in April 1775 — is a major business opportunity for the state’s $23.6 billion-a-year travel and tourism industry. “We’re going to have, starting in April, a great 250th celebration,” Gov. Maura T. Healey told reporters Tuesday after the first day of the Governor’s Conference on Travel and Touris... Read More »
The federal budget, under President Donald Trump, shows plans to cut over $130 billion worth of funding targeting things like food assistance programs. Congressman Richard Neal told us this is something everyone should be concerned about in Massachusetts and beyond. “America is a land of great bounty. The idea you’re going to balance the federal government by cutting nutrition is nonsense,” he sai... Read More »
The idea has been floated before, but this time it has the backing of key members of Congress. Friends of Ireland Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16), along with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and bipartisan members of the Caucus, have introduced legislation to establish a commission to study the creation of a National Museum of Irish Amer... Read More »
Following Elon Musk’s targeting of Social Security, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), along with every Ways and Means Democrat, warned Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Dudek that the American people are watching their earned benefits and won’t stand for cuts in any form, whether they be actual cuts to benefits or backdoor cuts through staffing reduct... Read More »
Big US companies with operations in the Republic of Ireland will protect their interests in Ireland, even if they will try to avoid public clashes with US president Donald Trump, a leading congressman has said. Much of the big corporations’ attitudes will remain publicly unspoken for now as they try to calibrate how to deal with the Trump White House, the long-serving Massachusetts congressman Ric... Read More »
(As prepared for delivery) Image WATCH HERE Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today’s markup of these two Resolutions of Inquiry is an important step in ensuring Congress continues its important job of oversight over the executive branch. Let’s be clear: what we are seeking today is simply transparency from the Trump Administration and DOGE as to what they have done behind closed doors at agencies that car... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on reports the Trump Administration is planning to shut down regional offices at the Department of Health and Human Services that help stop fraudulent billing and enforce nursing home safety standards: “While Republicans in Con... Read More »
The new class will see 30 emerging leaders from across Northern Ireland and Ireland venture state-side this summer, as part of the unique transatlantic leadership and peace-building program. Co-hosted by WIP and Ulster University, the special event saw WIP Founder Carol Wheeler conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of her outstanding contribution to peace and reconciliation. Ulster U... Read More »
