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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal urged the new graduates of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to not only hear, but to listen and not to be afraid of encountering alternative opinions. Rather, he said, determine the facts before forming an opinion because that will make your argument "more clear and more crisp." "It helps me to gain a fresh perspective and new ideas… Read more »

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said Friday that Democrats will likely take action to start a court case over President Trump's tax returns as soon as next week. Neal gave the Treasury Department and IRS until 5 p.m. Friday to comply with subpoenas for six years of Trump's personal and business tax filings. Treasury Secretary Steven… Read more »

Rep. Richard Neal issued subpoenas Friday to the Treasury secretary and IRS chief seeking six years of President Trump’s tax returns and audit records, taking the next formal step in the dispute between House Democrats and the Treasury Department. Democrats don’t expect Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin or Charles Rettig, commissioner of the Internal Revenue… Read more »

The Trump administration on Monday rejected House Democrats' request to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns, which will likely lead to a fight in the courts. In a letter to Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that the Ways and Means Committee's "request is unprecedented," adding that he believes "it presents serious constitutional questions,… Read more »

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal joined a group of Congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump regarding a $2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Springfield Democrat was accompanied by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio and Senate Democratic… Read more »

A Bill to extend the E3 visa scheme to Irish citizens has been reintroduced in the US Congress as part of a renewed effort to win congressional support for the scheme. House Democrat Richard Neal, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, reintroduced the Bill on Tuesday to the House. However, it will still need to be endorsed by the 435-member chamber. It… Read more »

Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting at the White House on Tuesday and announced that President Trump had agreed to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to upgrade the nation’s highways, railroads, bridges and broadband. Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said that there had been “good will” in the meeting and that it was “different… Read more »

President Donald Trump and leading Democratic lawmakers agreed a plan to overhaul U.S. infrastructure would need $2 trillion, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday. “We agreed on a number, which was very, very good,” Schumer said. Rebuilding the country’s aging infrastructure is one of the few bipartisan issues in American politics.… Read more »

As the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Richard Neal says he has the jurisdiction to audit anyone’s tax returns — including those of President Donald Trump. Neal put in a request for Trump’s tax returns between 2013-2018 on Apr. 3, arguing that his committee needed to conduct oversight of the Internal Revenue Service’s policy of auditing… Read more »

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield was a guest of honor Thursday at a weekly luncheon for Veterans and their families. The congressman received a warm welcome at St.Paul's Episcopal Church in Holyoke. It's been several years since St. Paul's began hosting the Thursday meals for local veterans and their families. The majority of the veterans are Vietnam… Read more »