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U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said Thursday he wants to get the Massachusetts attorney general's office and mortgage lenders from across the state working on behalf of homeowners whose foundations are crumbling due to tainted concrete from Connecticut. But he, the homeowners and the municipalities where faulty foundations are feared to be are stymied by a lack of records showing where and… Read more »

The House has passed a temporary government-wide funding bill that would avert a government shutdown this weekend. The measure still faces iffy prospects in the Senate, where Democrats are poised to block it in hopes of spurring slow-moving talks on immigration. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts), who is a ranking member on the House Ways and Means committee, says he thinks that in the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Several months after the first hurricane tore across Puerto Rico, Congressman Richard Neal and other Massachusetts elected officials saw the damage up close.  While on the island the congressional leaders took a helicopter tour where blue tarps dot the landscape.  Congressman Neal shared his experiences of the visit to Puerto Rico with… Read more »

A family shelter is being powered by its fourth generator because electricity still hasn’t been restored. A children’s hospital is struggling to stay open because donations have dried up. Blue tarps dot the landscape in the mountains because many families have yet to rebuild their storm-ravaged homes. Those are some of the scenes members of the Massachusetts congressional… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to damage caused by Hurricanes Maria and Irma in Puerto Rico Saturday, despite offering that initial efforts could have been more efficient. Neal, who toured the island with several other members of the state's congressional delegation Friday, told reporters… Read more »

Massachusetts congressional lawmakers called on Gov. Charlie Baker Wednesday to formally oppose the Trump administration's plan to expand oil and gas drilling off the East Coast. All 11 members of the state's delegation penned a letter to Baker urging him to join other states' governors in officially rejecting the Interior Department's newly unveiled five-year drilling plan, which seeks… Read more »

An easy way of popularizing the just-passed GOP tax bill would be to ensure a large number of Americans see a big boost in take-home pay. Conveniently timed to hit people's paychecks just ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, such a development could provide key stability to Republicans, who are expected -- in early projections, based as much on historic precedent as particular… Read more »

The IRS is facing its first big challenge implementing the new tax law: deciding how much in taxes to withhold from millions of Americans’ paychecks. The agency is under pressure to take as little as possible so people will see big increases in their take-home pay ahead of this year’s midterm elections. But that would come at a cost: smaller or even nonexistent refunds… Read more »

(Reuters) - Two U.S. Democratic politicians asked a government watchdog on Monday to scrutinize implementation of President Donald Trump’s tax law, warning that the administration could use new tax guidelines to create the appearance of a large middle-class tax cut ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections. In a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Democratic Senator Ron… Read more »

With frigid temperatures and a winter storm bearing down on the Northeast, Massachusetts congressional lawmakers urged the Trump administration Thursday to release more federal funding to help low-income Americans heat their homes.  All 11 members of the state's congressional delegation penned a letter to Eric Hargan, the acting secretary and deputy secretary of the Department of… Read more »