Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a budget agreement to prevent default:
”After months of uncertainty at the hands of Republicans, President Biden secured an agreement that prevents default and protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid alongside other programs seniors and… Read more »
(As prepared for delivery)
I rise today to remind my colleagues of one of our most solemn Congressional obligations: to avoid default and ensure that we preserve the full faith and credit of the United States.
President Biden secured a compromise that puts an end to Republicans’ manufactured default crisis and beats back Republicans’ deepest cuts. The President’s experienced leadership,… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal joined SBA New England Regional Administrator Michael A. Vlacich, SBA Massachusetts District Director Robert H. Nelson, and local and state officials to celebrate Jim and Kelly Sullivan, President and Vice President of Millennium Press, for being named Massachusetts Small Business Persons of the Year by the Small Business Administration. The Sullivans were… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal joined SBA New England Regional Administrator Michael A. Vlacich, SBA Massachusetts District Director Robert H. Nelson, and local and state officials to celebrate Wonderlyn Murphy, President & CEO of City Enterprise, Inc., for being named Massachusetts and New England 8(a) Graduate of the Year by the Small Business Administration. Murphy was named the… Read more »
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today, and to you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing.
Over a decade ago, Democrats transformed American health care with the Affordable Care Act. More Americans have health coverage than ever before, the 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions have protections, women are no longer charged more than men, and this Committee’s… Read more »
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Treasury Department released a report examining how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could implement a direct filing program to ease taxpayers’ burden and deliver more comprehensive services:
“With the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats kicked off a transformation of the IRS, reversing… Read more »
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Racial Equity Initiative Co-Chair Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) released the following statement on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) work on addressing racial bias in audit rates after reporting… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted Republicans’ Surprise Billing Our Workers Act:
“Democrats stand strong in fighting fraud, and every single Republican voted against the American Rescue Plan’s investment in prosecuting criminals, recovering taxpayer dollars, and modernizing state UI systems for the challenges of tomorrow. These dollars have already… Read more »
House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the following statement on a bipartisan, bicameral effort to alleviate double taxation between the United States and… Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today.
President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ economic and trade agenda has focused on building an economy that benefits American workers and families across the country.
Democrats have charted the course for a worker-centric trade policy for well over a decade.
House Democrats, with the leadership of Members… Read more »
