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Congressman Neal to Speak at MCLA 120th Commencement

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will celebrate its 120th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. This year's commencement speaker will be U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, who represents the First Congressional District of Massachusetts in Congress and who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee.…

Congressman Neal receives Caritas Award at annual gala

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SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, (D-Springfield), Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, has received the Caritas Award for his leadership and commitment to important health care issues that have benefitted the local community, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the nation.  “Congressman Neal has not only been instrumental in preserving hospital Medicare…

Release The Full Mueller Report, Mass. Members Of Congress Say

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For Massachusetts' congressional delegation, a four-page letter summarizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation into President Trump's role in Russian interference in the 2016 election is not nearly enough. The all-Democratic delegation is calling on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to release the full report. "Congress didn't ask for a…

Mercy Medical Center's Caritas Gala raises money for better patient care

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Mercy Medical Center held its third annual Caritas Gala, inviting guests to attend an "Evening at the Emmys." The event kicked off with a cocktail reception, live entertainment, and a silent auction. The annual gala was held at MGM Springfield. President of Mercy Medical Center Mark Fulco told 22News what a better way to raise money to…

Rep. Neal discusses retirement funding reform at a round-table event in Boston

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BOSTON (WWLP) - As the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Richard Neal has made it his mission to ensure that Americans do not lose benefits they've earned throughout their working lives. At a roundtable discussion on Thursday, Congressman Neal addressed the retirement savings crisis. With more seniors having to return to work than ever before, Congressman Neal is…

Bills by Rep. Richard Neal seek to prop up retirees pension plans

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BOSTON — Americans are living longer, spending more on health care and have less family support than past generations. Yet fewer Americans have pensions that offer a defined benefit each year. The groups that need retirement benefits the most — women, who live longer, and low-wage workers, often minorities — are least likely to have savings to rely on after they…

Neal offers inside baseball at UMass

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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal continues to make headlines as activists pressure him on two issues: obtaining President Donald Trump’s tax returns and supporting the environmental resolution known as the Green New Deal. But speaking recently in the Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts, Neal spent little time on those issues, sticking instead with what he said he knows best —…

Congressman Richard Neal covers the inside baseball of politics at UMass

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To the roughly 100 people who crowded the upstairs floor of the University of Massachusetts Old Chapel Tuesday afternoon, Congressman Richard Neal’s appearance was a masterclass in the finer details of public policy. Neal, the newly appointed chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, is in his third decade representing Western Massachusetts in Congress. Billed as “The…

Mass. representatives outline their political agendas

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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - For about two months, Congressman Richard Neal has been the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, a group in the House of Representatives that leads the way in writing our nation's tax laws. The spot gives him plenty of power in Washington, but he's also keeping tabs closer to home. Western Mass has some sway in our nation's capitol, especially when it…

House Democrats Kick Off Push To Tackle Infrastructure Crisis

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― President Donald Trump blasted investigations into his administration as “nonsense” on Tuesday, lamenting that Democratic lawmakers were not focusing on issues like the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and waterways. “Instead of doing infrastructure, instead of doing health care … they want to play games,” Trump said at the White House.…

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