The $2.2 trillion federal stimulus and stability package partially authored by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal includes more than $375 billion in small business relief.
That includes $349 billion for forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees and keep them on the payroll; $17 billion for debt relief for current and new SBA borrowers; and $10 billion in immediate disaster… Read more »
(CNN) When President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he could support a $2 trillion infrastructure package to jumpstart the economy, it was welcome news for House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat who has been waiting for months to craft such an effort.
Lawmakers may be away from Capitol Hill, but negotiations have already quietly begun on what could become… Read more »
As the new coronavirus outbreak grows across Massachusetts, Berkshire subscribers of Spectrum cable now have access to the latest news from across the state.As of Tuesday, WWLP-TV, the Springfield-based NBC affiliate, is available on Channel 14 in the Berkshires (Channel 16 in Lee), according to a statement released by the offices of Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and U.S. Rep.… Read more »
People across the Berkshires, 5,300 strong, came together Tuesday seeking answers in the age of the new coronavirus. Without ever meeting.
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, took called-in questions during a "virtual town hall," joined by Dr. James Lederer of Berkshire Health Systems. The hour revealed what's on the minds of the dozen people chosen to ask questions amid a public… Read more »
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)– Congressman Richard Neal held a telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday afternoon to address the concerns of constituents about the COVID-19 crisis.
He was joined by Dr. James Lederer, Chief Medical and Chief Quality Officer of Berkshire Health System (BHS), who provided information on what is being done in Berkshire County to combat COVID-19.
Both Neal and… Read more »
The state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home is under the control of a new leader and a clinical command team as an outbreak of the coronavirus strikes and the facility deals with the deaths of 13 residents.
At least six of the residents who have died tested positive for COVID-19, and test results from five other deceased residents are pending, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services… Read more »
On Friday, President Trump signed the $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to support the country’s COVID-19 response.
The package of legislation cleared the Senate by unanimous vote and nearly unanimous in the House of Representatives.
On Saturday, House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, who represents Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, spoke to the press, outlining the… Read more »
(WWLP) – U.S. Representative Richard Neal hosted a conference call Saturday to discuss the massive bill passed by the House and signed by the president Friday.
The bill promises payments to most Americans, funds for hospitals and first responders and relief for small businesses and large corporations. Many Americans will get checks of $1,2000.
Neal also was sure to note there… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., one of the authors of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed and signed into law Friday, doesn’t like thinking of it as a stimulus bill.
Instead, the Springfield Democrat described it during an interview with reporters Saturday as a relief and stabilization bill — a confidence boost in the face of what he now thinks of as an… Read more »
PITTSFIELD — Even $2.2 trillion may not be enough to help Americans and businesses survive economic arrest due to the coronavirus, the region's voice in Congress said Saturday.
"This is an international pandemic and I think taking the necessary steps here to provide help and to provide economic support for the American family is really important," U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal,… Read more »
