U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Thursday to brief panel lawmakers on how the partial government shutdown has impacted the agency and its preparedness for the upcoming tax filing season.
The Springfield Democrat, who previously cautioned that the shutdown -- now in day 27 -- could delay the Internal… Read more »
With many “multiemployer" pension plans reportedly on the verge of running out of money, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, announced legislation Wednesday that seeks to address the impending retirement savings “crisis” and ensure Americans do not lose benefits earned throughout their working lives.
Neal, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee,… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD – Consider the responsibilities for the House Ways and Means Committee: it has jurisdiction over “taxes, trade, tariff, management of the public debt, pensions, welfare, Social Security, Medicare and a small slice of Medicaid,” Congressman Richard E. Neal explained.
“It generally has been at the center of most of the major issues that the Congress has… Read more »
Recorded January 8, 2019
In this exclusive installment of Government Matters, host Mike Dobbs sits down with freshly appointed U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) to discuss his thoughts on serving in this new role. A Focus Springfield Production focusspringfield.com
Executive Producer: Stephen Cary
Producer, Host: Mike Dobbs
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Despite the Trump administration’s announcement that it will process Americans' tax returns during the partial federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, continued to raise concerns this week about how the funding lapse could impact such operations.
Neal, the chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, offered that while he looks forward to… Read more »
With nearly 90 percent of Internal Revenue Service employees furloughed due to the partial government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal has called on the Trump administration to detail how the federal funding lapse will impact the upcoming tax filing season.
Neal, a Springfield Democrat and chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, recently sent letters to Treasury… Read more »
As the 116th Congress convened for the first time Thursday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal officially took over as the Ways and Means Committee’s chairman -- a powerful position which puts the Springfield Democrat at the forefront of debate on tax, trade and other high-profile issues on Capitol Hill.
Neal, who was elected Ways and Means chairman last month, told The Republican that he… Read more »
House Democrats’ point man on taxes is advocating a go-slow approach to the battle with President Donald Trump over his tax returns, despite pressure from the left to move quickly.
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), who will be the new Ways and Means Committee chairman, wants to take some time to try to build a case with the public about why Trump ought to voluntarily release his tax… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat and the newly minted House Ways and Means Committee chairman, said the powerful tax-writing panel will immediately work to enshrine health care protections for pre-existing conditions, shore up retirement savings and push for infrastructure investments when he takes over the gavel next month
Neal, who officially secured the high-profile… Read more »
House Democrats Thursday formally voted to make Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal the next chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
When the new Congress convenes in January, the 30-year incumbent from Springfield will be one of the most powerful people in Washington, as chairman of the committee that oversees tax… Read more »
