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BOSTON (SHNS) – By the end of this week, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill could be on its way to the U.S. Senate, according to House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal. During a press conference in Springfield on Monday, Neal outlined a timetable and prediction for the bill. “It now appears as though Friday will be the scheduled vote on the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard E. Neal said Monday he expects President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan COVID relief package — which includes a $1,400-per-person payment — to go to an up/down House vote Friday. From there it’s on to the Senate. “I expect Americans will start… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- More than 100,000 of Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine doses are saved from being stranded in the winter weather down south This comes right after state officials said those vaccine shipments to Massachusetts could be delayed until Monday. The concern was that appointments for this weekend and next week could be in jeopardy with the shipment delay.… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal on Thursday worked with the White House to rescue thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine stranded in Southern states hard hit by winter weather. According to a Neal spokesperson, the Springfield Democrat spoke directly with the office of President Joe Biden to reclaim Massachusetts’ weekly shipment of doses, delayed out of… Read more »

A key House Democrat said he’s hopeful that talks for free-trade deals with the U.K. and Kenya can be completed this year even as President Joe Biden focuses on enforcement of existing agreements with the U.S.’s biggest partners. The successful negotiation to avoid a physical frontier dividing the island of Ireland after Britain’s departure from the European Union… Read more »

American adults earning up to $75,000 and couples making $150,000 will likely be eligible for the full $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus checks Democrats are pushing through Congress as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan. If approved by Congress and signed by Biden, the stimulus payments will phase out incrementally based on income, with individuals… Read more »

One way or another, Rep. Richard Neal says Congress is going to pass President Joe Biden’s proposed COVID-19 relief package. And after meeting with Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last Friday, the Springfield Democrat believes it will happen by the “second or third week of March.” Neal, who chairs the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means, joined… Read more »

BOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Charlie Baker was joined by Congressman Richard Neal at his news conference Monday to discuss the state’s COVID response efforts. Both Neal and Baker feel confident about the Commonwealth’s ability to rebound from this virus. They say they’ve been in constant contact since the start of pandemic and they plan to keep up that… Read more »

Promoting the Biden administration’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package, U.S. Congressman Richard Neal said neither he nor the president see any room for negotiation with Republicans on the $1.9 trillion bottom line. “This is about a pandemic. This is about stability,” the Massachusetts Democrat said Monday afternoon, speaking alongside Gov. Charlie Baker at the… Read more »

BOSTON — By the end of the week, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, expects that the House Ways and Means Committee he helms will have written the legislation to enact $941 billion worth of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal. Neal, who represents the Berkshires, ticked through the details of the legislation Monday during a press conference with… Read more »