Tonight, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Committee’s work in advancing half of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package:
“Over the last two days, the Ways and Means Committee has considered aggressive, science-based solutions that will deliver the urgent relief our country so… Read more »
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With that, I will now turn to the subject of our meeting today; putting the American people first by advancing legislation to confront the economic and health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than a year has passed since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in the United States. In that time, Americans across the country have seen their… Read more »
Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) applauded the inclusion of legislation to protect retirees’ pensions in the COVID-19… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced the Committee will consider nine legislative proposals under the budget reconciliation instructions this week as the next step in delivering COVID-19 relief to the American people. Beginning on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. through Friday, February 12, 2021, the Committee… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following statement after meeting with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and House Democratic leaders to discuss the urgency of delivering the next round of COVID-19 relief:
“Our charge to deliver big, bold relief to the American people has been clear from the beginning, and in today’s meeting at the… Read more »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2021 jobs report:
“Data point after data point continues to reflect that our economy is being walloped by the pandemic, and that robust relief is required. The anemic and bifurcated job creation this past month demonstrates the… Read more »
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA – Harrington HealthCare System (HHS) hosted a visit with Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, on Friday, January 29 at its state-designated vaccination center. Congressman Neal met with HHS President and CEO Ed Moore, other leadership and various vaccination staff members in the healthcare system to tour the facility.
“Congressman Neal… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden issued several executive orders aimed at combatting climate change:
“President Biden recognizes that we cannot build back better without aggressively tackling the climate crisis and ensuring that our planet will be here for generations to come. We… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order directing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force to consider issuing guidance on best practices to advance cultural competency, language access, and… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s latest Executive Order to provide additional economic relief to workers and families in an equitable manner:
“President Biden recognizes that the economic crisis in this nation is far from over. Workers and families continue… Read more »
