SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will automatically receive the economic impact payments authorized by the CARES Act and will not have to file a simplified tax return to access those funds: “I’m heartened that Treasury is car... Read more »

Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), announced that Massachusetts airports have been awarded over $171 million in federal gr... Read more »

Springfield, MA –Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Richard E. Neal, applauded the allocation of $30 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that was distributed to health care providers under the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund this past Friday. It is the first tranche of the $100 billion that was included in t... Read more »

After another staggering and unprecedented spike in claims for unemployment benefits, House and Senate Democratic health leaders reiterated an urgent request for the Trump Administration to immediately establish a new Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for millions affected by the ongoing economic and health crisis. The Democratic health leaders also called on the Trump Administration to use all admi... Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Following Free File Alliance’s partnership with the IRS in developing a simplified tax form for non-filers to use to receive their economic impact payments, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) applauded their rapid response to his request for their help last week: “By creating a simplified tax form for those who need to file to receive their economic impact payme... Read more »

Newton, MA – In an urgent appeal to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, Congressman Joe Kennedy III led the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation in calling for a minimum of nearly $70 billion in additional funding for community health centers (CHCs) over the next five years. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, CHCs in Massachusetts have begun to furlough staff members in ... Read more »

United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ... Read more »

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $4.3 million to Massachusetts to support the COVID-19 response. This is in addition to the $12.1 million Massachusetts received previously for the response, for a total of $16.4 million. Through the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, CDC will award $186 million in additional funding to sta... Read more »

Boston, MA -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal, (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today wrote to the Federal Emergen... Read more »

Today, House and Senate Democratic health leaders strongly urged the Trump Administration to put American families first and establish a general Special Enrollment Period (SEP) so that people affected by the coronavirus pandemic can sign up for health coverage. House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Education and Labor Chairman... Read more »