House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal said he wants to go back to the future in the next round of coronavirus relief aid.
The Massachusetts Democrat told the nation’s mayors Wednesday that he would try to resurrect a federal revenue-sharing program for cities and states that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The initiative would be part of a Democratic push to help states… Read more »
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Wendell Davis, SBA Branch Manager Oreste Varela, Greylock FCU President/CEO, and Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer Jodi Rathbun-Briggs at Repro Systems in Pittsfield to see the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in action.
Repro Systems is a second generation,… Read more »
With mushrooming needs for basic services and revenue dried up by the COVID-19 pandemic, five mayors from across the country told U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., on Wednesday that their cities need federal dollars — and soon.
At stake, they told Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a former Springfield mayor, are basic services like police, fire, parks… Read more »
House Democrats will soon detail plans to get federal aid to state and local governments to help them weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said today.
Provisions will include tax-advantaged borrowing programs, known as private activity bonds and Build America Bonds, Neal told members of the U.S. Conference of… Read more »
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Repro Systems has been making signs and graphics for commercial and personal use for 40 years. But when the pandemic hit, the family business saw its workflow drop by 75 percent.
"I think it was like the domino effect," said Bryan Cadran, who runs the business with his wife, Teresa, and a few employees. "First the building community and then the… Read more »
On this week's edition of the "Even Better Western Mass” podcast, Dave Madsen talks with 1st District Congressman Richard Neal on the latest coronavirus relief legislation. They discussed the bill and the ongoing challenges created by the corona virus pandemic. Dave also interviews Katie Allan Zobel, the president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Mass. about its effort… Read more »
The Internal Revenue Service has told some 10,000 of its employees that they're needed back in the office as early as Monday — and they'll need to bring their own masks.
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee say it's "completely irresponsible and unethical for the IRS to demand those workers obtain their own protective equipment."
The panel released an… Read more »
One day after President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion stimulus package, Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal discussed talks that already are underway on the next COVID-19 relief bill and said that proposal should emerge "in the next 10 days."
The next bill could address a range of growing economic needs brought on by the pandemic and the ensuing business shutdowns, Neal said, such… Read more »
Fresh off the House floor managing the most recent coronavirus response bill at the Capitol, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said Saturday that Americans will likely see yet another stimulus bill in as little as 10 days.
“We’ve already been working on it,” Neal, a Springfield Democrat and chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means said following a news… Read more »
US Representative Richard Neal provides an update on the government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including increased Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for small businesses. Then, MassVOTE’s Cheryl Crawford shares how her organization is advocating for expanded vote-by-mail for the 2020 election.
Watch the entire episode HERE.
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