(As prepared for delivery) The last two Congresses will be remembered by the historic, bipartisan retirement wins put forward by this Committee. Many people have asked me how we’d follow those successes or for the contours of SECURE 3.0. I certainly never expected this Majority would start retirement policy with woke, broke, and legislation outside of our jurisdiction. I’d argue all our policy are... Read More »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October 2023 jobs report: “This month's jobs report shows the Biden recovery, powered by American workers, is holding strong. When workers are empowered, we all win, and the recent successful labor negotiations will only build on the continued wage gro... Read More »
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today is our first gathering since our esteemed colleague, Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member, Earl Blumenauer announced this will be his last term on the dais. First—Ranking Member Blumenauer, thank you. Earl has led the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee through tremendous triumphs and been a leading voice in holding administrations, corporations... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the budgetary effects of Republicans’ “offset” for critical Israel aid, showing their political ploy would increase the deficit by $12.5 billion over the next decade and protect wealthy tax evaders from paying their fair share: “Told you so.” Neal’s s... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it would be reinstating Mauritania to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program: “Reinstating Mauritania into AGOA is premature and flies in the face of a worker-centric trade agenda. As the centerpiece of U.S. trade relations with su... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Republicans offset crucial aid for Israel with cuts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): “The IRS has recovered over $100 million in unpaid taxes from the wealthy and well-connected in the last month, proving that strong tax enforcement cuts down on the unfair, two-tiered tax system and generate... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) announced that he will not seek reelection: “Ranking Member Blumenauer has honorably served the people of Oregon over his nearly three decades in Congress and earned his reputation of legislating with creativity and moral clar... Read More »
(As prepared for delivery) It’s been 22 days since the House of Representatives had a Speaker. In that time, House Republicans have left the body paralyzed, and no closer to averting a complete government shutdown. Today’s hearing is another tangentially related distraction from the party that can’t even achieve what they are best at: cutting taxes for the wealthy and well-connected. Democrats wan... Read More »
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) formally introduced legislation to relieve double-taxation of investments between the U.S. and Taiwan. “Addressing cross-border economic burdens currently faced by American and Taiwanese busi... Read More »
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service announced new progress on a direct file pilot program: "Today’s announcement marks welcome progress at the Internal Revenue Service. Direct filing will ease taxpayers’ burden and help deliver more comprehensive services, including bilingual customer support lines, that particula... Read More »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Girls Inc. of the Valley Executive Director Suzanne Parker to announce a $2,000,000 earmark to support the renovation of the Girls Inc. of the Valley headquarters and program center. The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Direct Spending (CDS) from the Department of Education. Congressman Neal included funding for this project in the Fisc... Read More »
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the vicious assault against Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas. “The Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel are horrific, and I strongly condemn this senseless act of violence. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people, and the United States stands firmly with our ally. This was nothing short of an unprovoked attac... Read More »
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Sy Becker. “Sy Becker was a superb newsman in every sense of the word. I had the pleasure of knowing Sy going back to his days at WSPR radio, where he was a one-man dynamo when it came to collecting the news. He had a great affinity for political life and earned the respect of countless public figures throughout his car... Read More »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September 2023 jobs report: “Today marks another sharp study in contrasts: while Democrats’ economic agenda continues to deliver record job creation under President Biden, Republicans’ inability to govern has immobilized their Conference and halted the... Read More »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration's announcement that the manufacturers of the first ten prescription drugs to be negotiated by Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act have signed agreements to participate in the drug pricing negotiation program: “When Ways and Means Democrats delivered the landmar... Read More »
