Press Releases

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral end-of-year legislation: “This agreement isn’t perfect, but it will offer struggling workers, families, and businesses desperately needed support. Americans are suffering, wondering how they’ll afford basics like food,… Read more »

Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.  The deal was agreed to by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady… Read more »

(As Prepared for Delivery) Good afternoon, thank you to everyone for tuning in. Today, we are over nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic that has inflicted unthinkable losses on our country. Over 280,000 Americans have died from the virus and countless are suffering. Scores are sick or have lost loved ones. Our frontline health care workers are overwhelmed and overworked as they… Read more »

Following the House passage of H.R. 3884, the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020,” Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement. “Today’s House consideration of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 or the MORE Act marks an important step… 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) November 2020 jobs report: “As we’ve seen throughout the course of the COVID crisis, the state of the economy is linked to the severity of the pandemic. The United States began to experience another devastating surge in cases,… Read more »

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the upcoming House vote on the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019: “I am heartened by Leader Hoyer’s announcement that next week the House will vote on the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. With no cure, people with ALS and their families face… Read more »

Today, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after being reelected Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means for the 117th Congress: “Remaining the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee is the honor of my life, and I am immensely grateful to my colleagues for entrusting me with this responsibility. This past Congress, Ways and Means Democrats… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding reports that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is placing $455 billion of COVID response money in the Treasury Department’s General Fund: “The President and his team have politicized the pandemic from the start, which has resulted in unfathomable… Read more »

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Congressman Richard E. Neal joined with the Oasis Food Pantry and volunteers to help distribute much needed food and wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving Holiday. The Oasis Food Pantry held their meals distribution program on Wednesday, November 25th instead of Friday, November, 27th due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  Mayor Sarno… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA — As the December 31 cutoff date for a number of COVID-related unemployment supports approaches, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today emphasized the importance of Congress extending the assistance beyond the end of the year. “As case numbers rise and hospitals across the country fill, it’s clear that the end of 2020 does not… Read more »