Press Releases

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after joining his Democratic colleagues in voting against passage of H.R. 8070 – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025.    “As a long serving member of Congress, I am disappointed that the National Defense Authorization Act has become a political weapon for Republicans to push radical… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery)   Thank you all for being here today, and an especially warm welcome back to our own Congressman Deutch.  I also want to congratulate Talia on graduating. At the outset, we all condemn antisemitism.  Since our last hearing, we are saddened that the hateful actions and rhetoric targeting Jewish students has continued.  These incidents have… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2024 jobs report: “How many months of consecutive job growth will it take for Republicans to stop rooting against an objectively strong economy? After 40, one would think they’d finally recognize our record-breaking success, built for… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Republicans’ latest attempt to revive their failed fishing expedition:   “This latest stunt is all the proof you need to see House Republicans have completely lost the plot. As recently as last week, they were calling the Department of Justice ‘rigged’ and ‘weaponized,’ and now,… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted today’s Supreme Court decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, which upheld South Carolina Republicans’ unconstitutional Congressional maps: “This morning’s Supreme Court decision emboldens Republican lawmakers’ relentless war on our electoral system and our democracy itself.… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding Congressman Dwight Evans’ health update: “I know from years of working closely alongside Dwight that you can’t keep a Philly kid down, and send my best as he makes a speedy and full recovery. It is no surprise that he is already using this diagnosis to broaden his constituent… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, I want to start off by sending my well wishes to our own Dr. Murphy. Praying his surgery is a success and that he’s back on this dais in no time, and in the meantime, I’ll be keeping him and his family in my thoughts. To the topic at hand, you know how I feel about this and for details to emerge from the press last night enrages me. It’s a crime… Read more »

Neal and Wyden Call on U.S. Trade Representative to Negotiate Strong Trade Agreement with Kenya to Boost Protections for Labor, Environment and Support U.S. Workers and Manufacturers Washington, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act by a bipartisan vote. The legislation previously passed the House within the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act which is currently stalled in the Senate: “Tax Subcommittee… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Amanda Pham to announce a $4,116,279 earmark to invest in streetscaping surrounding Springfield Union Station.   The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.… Read more »