Press Releases

Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Friends of Ireland Caucus, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.    The E-3 program, introduced in 2005 as part of the U.S. – Australian trade agreement, has made 10,500 visas available to skilled Australian… Read more »

Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced action to safeguard American workers and businesses while bolstering domestic manufacturing and holding China accountable for unfair trade practices: “Kicking off the Infrastructure Week of the decade, President Biden is once again showing the world that… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement calling for a Joint Session of Congress with Kenyan President William Ruto and blasting Speaker Johnson’s failure to recognize the importance of this diplomatic relation: “Africa and its people helped shape our great nation, allowing it to become the superpower that it is today. Strengthening… Read more »

On Thursday evening, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) President Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, as well as fellow awardees Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Doug Foy, at ELM’s 12th Annual Earth Night hosted at Fenway Park to receive the 2024 Commonwealth Environmental Leadership Award.   Founded in 1898, ELM’s mission is to advocate for… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you Mr. Chairman. Health care in America has transformed under the work of this Committee. We dream big, and achieve even bigger. Thanks to the work of Democrats, we’ve reached historic health care milestones that are improving Americans’ health and well-being. More Americans have health insurance today than ever before, with 4 out of 5 people being… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement responding to the release of the 2024 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports: “Social Security and Medicare are foundational promises of economic security for all who contribute with every paycheck, throughout a lifetime of work, and deserve the benefits… 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) April 2024 jobs report: “Four years ago, our economy was in free-fall, with the highest single-month job loss in American history. After the great stress and unthinkable chaos of the previous Administration, President Biden and Democrats have… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding to the Biden Administration’s latest actions to lift Affordable Care Act restrictions for DACA recipients: “Fourteen years after its passage, the Affordable Care Act remains a driving force behind building a stronger, healthier America. Today, the Biden Administration is… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement reaffirming Federal Reserve independence: “President Biden and Congressional Democrats have overseen an unprecedented economic recovery that was never guaranteed: 15 million jobs have been created since January 2021, unemployment has been below 4% for the longest stretch since the… Read more »

Madam Secretary, it is always an honor to have you before the Committee on Ways and Means. Welcome back. Your team has been hard at work electrifying our nation, ushering in a new era at the IRS, and implementing President Biden’s record-breaking economic agenda. All with the American people at the center of the work.  The Wall Street Journal even called our economy the “envy of the… Read more »