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The Treasury Department on Tuesday defied for a second time a deadline set by House Democrats to turn over six years of President Trump's tax returns, intensifying one of several legal clashes between the administration and Democratic-controlled committees in the House. In a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat,… Read more »

Massachusetts will receive $61 million in federal funding to support local AmeriCorps programs. Members of the state’s congressional delegation announced the grants this week, which were awarded to 26 organizations based in Massachusetts and will support more than 6,600 AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps members help with a range of projects from early childhood education to… Read more »

The chances of the European Union striking a trade deal with the United States would be endangered if it jeopardised the Belfast Agreement after Brexit, US Democratic congressman Richard Neal has warned. The new and significant threat to Brussels comes after repeated warnings to London that a future trade agreement between the UK and US would not happen should… Read more »

For years, Elizabeth Warren has gotten top billing as one of President Trump’s chief critics. But these days, several other Massachusetts Democrats are gaining national attention for their leading roles in the investigatory and legislative assaults on the Trump administration. Richard Neal is using the power vested in his post as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee to… Read more »

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi attended the ceremony where Congressman Richard Neal made a significant announcement about Ulster University’s Hume O’Neill Washington Lecture Series. Congressman Richard Neal has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by Ulster University for his outstanding contribution to peace and conflict… Read more »

WESTFIELD – Connor Koziol, a Westfield resident and Pope Francis Preparatory School Class of 2018 graduate, is heading to West Point. Koziol is the son of Kristin and Jeff Koziol. Koziol received a congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point from Congressman Richard E. Neal. Koziol’s appointment was celebrated at Pope Francis last month,… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass, re-upped his demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns Saturday, telling IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in a letter he has 10 days to turn over the records. “Please know that, if you fail to comply, your failure will be interpreted as a denial of my request,” Neal wrote to Rettig three days… Read more »

A bipartisan bill to increase transparency of prescription drug pricing is advancing after unanimous passage Tuesday by the House Committee on Ways and Means. There has been public outcry since manufacturers of life-saving drugs like EpiPen raised prices by nearly 500 percent in just 10 years, while costs of drugs like insulin have doubled from 2012 to 2016, according to… Read more »

For years, Elizabeth Warren has gotten top billing as one of President Trump’s chief critics. But these days, several other Massachusetts Democrats are gaining national attention for their leading roles in the investigatory and legislative assaults on the Trump administration. Richard Neal is using the power vested in his post as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee to… Read more »

The Democratic chairs of powerful committees in the House demanded Attorney General William Barr release special counsel Robert Mueller's entire report, as well the underlying evidence of the nearly two-year investigation, by early next week. In a letter released late Monday, the chairs of the House Judiciary, Oversight, Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means and Financial… Read more »