Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) congratulates incoming Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO):
“Leading the Ways and Means Committee is an awesome responsibility, and I congratulate Jason on his selection as the new Chairman. We have worked together for years on some of the most consequential issues, and I look forward to continuing the Committee’s tradition… Read more »
After a week of Republican chaos, confusion and crisis, their first messaging bill shows they can’t run the risk of a stronger, fairer tax administration.
It’s bad for their donors and even bad for their own leader. This isn’t about middle class families or small businesses. It’s about Republicans putting their own political interests ahead of the country’s.
The American people know… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi earned the adage, ‘you never bet against Speaker Pelosi,’ and that’s what makes this announcement so bittersweet. No Speaker of the House has ever achieved more. From her historic rise to the first female Speaker to her long list of accomplishments, she… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October 2022 jobs report:
“This month’s jobs report shows the continued strength of our labor market. Jobs have been added every single month of the Biden presidency, and this stable, growing jobs picture is essential in our fight against inflation.… Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected five Massachusetts organizations to receive $2,157,520 in grants to conduct community air quality monitoring in multiple communities in the Commonwealth. The grants are among 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states which will receive $53.4 million from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan to enhance… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means celebrated the recent announcement by the Baker-Polito Administration and the MassCyberCenter at the MassTech Collaborative regarding a new initiative to promote the development of a diverse cybersecurity workforce and improve local cyber resiliency in the Commonwealth that will bring $1,462,995 to… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means joined Mount Holyoke College Interim President Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum for the announcement of a $250,000 earmark for Mount Holyoke College’s Professional and Graduate Education (PaGE) department.
The allocation was made possible through Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) from the Departments of Labor, Health… Read more »
Together with the Urban League of Springfield, Inc.’s President and CEO Henry Thomas, III, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means announced a $450,000 earmark for the Urban League’s Camp Atwater located on Lake Lashaway in North Brookfield, Massachusetts.
The allocation was made possible through Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) from the… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, visited Berkshire Community College (BCC) today to announce a $350,000 earmark for upgrades to the nursing program’s simulation (SIM) equipment.
The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Congressman… Read more »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means joined Adams Town Administrator Jay R. Green, members of the Adams Selectboard, and local officials for the announcement of a $1,000,000 earmark for the town’s Greylock Glen Outdoor Center project.
The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the Department of… Read more »