MASS. - Two major spending bills remain in limbo on Capitol Hill due to a lack of Democratic party votes.
The lack of votes is due to the pricetag of the economic package, which is better known as the Build Back Better Act. Progressives want to spend $3.5 trillion in the bill, but moderate Democrats say that is too high.
While back in August, President Biden's $1.2 trillion dollar… Read more »
Standing outside under a small tent in the pouring raid, Jason Reed looked out onto the audience of elected officials and others and said it would be great to have a pavilion now.
Alas, the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee was just breaking ground Monday on its new 1,800 square-foot pavilion to be built behind the Meadow Street facility. Once completed, it will create a space to… Read more »
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal visited the Chicopee Boys & Girls Club for a groundbreaking ceremony Monday afternoon.
According to a news release sent from the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee, the organization was the recent recipient of a grant which funded a $250,000 project. The project includes the opening of a new 1,800 sq. ft. pavilion, and ADA, efficiency,… Read more »
WASHINGTON — The $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act promises relief for homeowners afflicted with crumbling concrete in the form of a renewed tax deduction and a federal tax credit that can reimburse them for rehabbing their properties.
Both provisions emerged with the bill from the House Ways and Means Committee chaired by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, whose sprawling… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday amid fears over potential changes in the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Johnson has raised concerns in some quarters by warning that the United Kingdom might trigger Article 16 — the override mechanism that suspends parts of the Northern Ireland… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At an event with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $250 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the… Read more »
Major funding has been announced for the largest provider of drinking water in western Massachusetts.
The Springfield Water & Sewer Commission has been awarded a $250 million low-interest loan from the federal EPA, which it will match with funds from other sources, to help speed the replacement of outdated infrastructure that supplies water to 250,000 homes and businesses in greater… Read more »
President Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure package is moving ahead, carefully.
In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal of the 1st district speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.
This interview with was recorded September 16th.
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by: Tony Fay, Sydney Snow
AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission announced major funding for infrastructure renewal Thursday.
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox and Congressman Richard Neal joined local officials to announce $500 million in funding for Springfield’s water investment program. The funding comes from the Water Infrastructure Finance and… Read more »
By Peter Goonan | pgoonan@repub.com
SPRINGFIELD — Less than two years ago, Springfield Water and Sewer Commission executive director Josh Schimmel said, it was “unimaginable” that the commission would secure a $250 million low-interest federal loan for critical infrastructure projects.
On Thursday, he and commission staff gathered with local, state and federal officials at Bondi’s… Read more »
