Press Releases

WATCH HERE (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Since Republicans reclaimed the power of a trifecta in Washington, we have seen nothing but an onslaught of unprecedented and irresponsible abuses of power. Whether it’s been the Elon Musk led DOGE shadow operation rifling through Americans’ confidential data or the blatant weaponization of the IRS to target critics of… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Trump Administration terminated $3.7 billion in grants issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. This includes an $87 million grant issued to Sublime Systems, whose low-carbon cement manufacturing plant is scheduled to open in Holyoke in 2027.   "The Trump Administration’s… Read more »

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 2025 jobs report: “The warning signs are here: revisions quietly wiped out 95,000 jobs from the past two months and participation in the labor force shrunk. The President is sowing cracks underneath the resilient economy he inherited—his… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement after the Supreme Court stepped in to allow Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’ access to Social Security beneficiaries’ personal data. “Today’s decision by the Supreme Court should alarm every American. Common sense suggests that… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their latest analysis that reaffirmed the harm of the GOP reconciliation bill: “Today’s CBO analysis paints an even bleaker picture than we previously imagined: $2.4 trillion will be added to the debt and even more Americans will… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest analysis affirmed that Trump’s reckless tariff scheme will slow growth and raise prices:  “The CBO’s report confirms what workers and families have feared for months: Trump’s Tariffs are bad news for our economy, shrinking future output… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a statement following a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing 16 million people will lose coverage from the Republican reconciliation plan, including… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration gutted the Internal Revenue Service budget: “Let’s call this what it is: a giveaway to tax cheats. Slashing the IRS budget will undermine customer service and enforcement, enable the richest to dodge what they owe, and shift the burden onto everyone… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the President released his latest budget proposal that betrays the American people: “The President’s latest proposal is just the next step in an agenda rooted in cruelty— targeting families trying to get by while shielding those at the top. His cruel, chaotic, and deeply unserious… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is not a blank check for presidential abuse:   “Tonight’s federal court decision to block President Trump’s misuse of emergency powers is a resounding… Read more »