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Neal Celebrates $108M in Federal Funding to Support East-West Rail

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Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey, Acting Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, MassDOT Rail and Transit Administrator Meredith Slesinger, and Amtrak Executive Vice President for Strategy and Planning Dennis Newman to announce $108M in federal funding awarded under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Consolid...

Neal Statement on U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Reports

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual reports on income, poverty, and health insurance. “Today’s reports confirm that child poverty is a choice, and by not extending our expanded Child Tax Credit, Republicans have sided against children and their families and forced millions into poverty. Dem...

Neal Statement on Latest IRS Initiative to Hold Tax Cheats Accountable

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the IRS announced a new compliance initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to identify and audit tax-evading partnerships: “For too long, the wealthy and well-connected have played by their own set of rules when it came to paying their taxes, leaving America’s working families to pay the ...

Neal Announces $620,000 for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Nursing Program in Partnership with Berkshire Health Systems

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Massachusetts Secretary of Education, Dr. Patrick Tutwiler, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) President James F. Birge, and Berkshire Health Systems President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz to announce a $620,000 earmark to establish a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at MCLA. The allocation was made possible through Congressiona...

Neal Statement on Jacob J. Lew’s Nomination to Serve as Ambassador to Israel

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Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Jacob “Jack” Lew to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel. “Jack Lew has had an esteemed career in public service, ascending to the esteemed positions of Director of OMB, White House Chief of Staff, and Secretary of the Treasury. I have had the pleasure...

Neal Statement Marking Labor Day

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Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking Labor Day: “America was built by our workers and by our labor movement. As we mark Labor Day, we must not only honor the workers and unions who have powered our record economic growth but also continue the fight for the fair wages, strong benefits, and safe working conditions that they deserve. Fro...

Neal Statement on the August 2023 Jobs Report

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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) August 2023 jobs report: “One year after the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats’ economic agenda has set America on a stronger, more prosperous path. Today’s jobs report shows that our economy continues to stabilize while our labor force is growing and...

Neal Statement on Biden Administration's Historic Step to Lower Drug Prices

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration's announcement of the first 10 prescription drugs to be negotiated by Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act: "Today is a major milestone in Democrats’ fight to lower prescription drug costs for the American people. The Biden Administration has rightfully selected some o...

Neal Statement on USTR’s Latest Dispute Panel under USMCA

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai announced the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to further examine certain agricultural biotechnology measures of Mexico: “House Democrats fought to close USMCA enforcement loopholes an...

Neal Celebrates First Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement lauding the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act: “With the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats set our nation on a healthier, fairer, and more prosperous path. We lowered energy and health costs, unleashed a clean energy boom, and already created over 170,000 good-paying jobs. This first ann...

Neal Statement on the 88th Anniversary of Social Security

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement celebrating the 88th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security Act: “Social Security is our nation’s most sacred promise. For 88 years, we’ve come to know it as a beacon of economic security and for the compassion we share in times of uncertainty and loss. Americans contribute with every paychec...

Neal Applauds President Biden Signing Taiwan Trade Legislation

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden signed the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act into law: “The Taiwan Implementation Act underscores the exclusive Constitutional authority of Congress – and particularly the Ways and Means Committee – as the gatekeeper of our tra...

Neal Statement on the July 2023 Jobs Report

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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) July 2023 jobs report: “Today’s jobs report signals our economy is stabilizing, yet wages continue to rise and unemployment fell—all fantastic news for our nation’s workers. As we look ahead to the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, r...

Neal Statement on the Retirement of Dr. Mark Keroack in 2024

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the announcement that Dr. Mark Keroack, President and CEO of Baystate Health, will be retiring effective July 1, 2024. “I have great admiration for Dr. Keroack and the work he has done in serving the Pioneer Valley for more than a decade. His roots in the City of Springfield run deep, just as they do in the medical community...

Neal Statement on Downgrade of U.S. Credit

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Fitch Ratings downgraded the credit rating of the United States: “The Republican Party is wholly responsible for yet another downgrade in our nation’s credit. Now, the American people will be forced to bear the consequences of their manufactured debt crises and repeated tax cuts for the wealthy an...

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