Press Releases

SPRINGFIELD, MA — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump Administration will now cooperate with the formal transition process: “I’m glad the Administrator did her job and that the Biden-Harris… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA — Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy to immediately ascertain that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the successful candidates for the office of President and Vice President. Although major news organizations declared President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris… Read more »

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump announced a series of drug pricing measures at a press conference this afternoon:  “While the coronavirus surges across the country, President Trump is spending his twilight days… Read more »

Lee, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Boyd Technologies CEO Stephen Boyd and CCO Matthew Boyd for a tour of their advanced materials and technology company and discussion of their response to COVID-19. The facility in Lee is currently scaling up production for personal protective equipment (PPE), including surgical masks and N95 respirators. According to the company, they… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden announced the formation of his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board: “Unlike the Trump Administration, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take this pandemic seriously. Their swift formation of a COVID-19 advisory… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) October 2020 jobs report: “Today’s numbers demonstrate the limits of economic recovery during a still-uncontrolled pandemic. The new record-breaking spikes in cases across the country imperil our ability… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation to help a greater number of Americans successfully save for a secure retirement. The bill builds on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 to further improve… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the following statements regarding the Trump Administration’s increased trade cooperation with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro:   Chairman Neal: “With this trade deal, the Trump Administration has circumvented Congress to… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the need for the next stimulus package to include expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC): “The Trump Administration’s tone deaf relief proposal fails to include the robust assistance Americans need to survive the… Read more »

Springfield, MA – U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling that the 2020 Census count could end on October 15. This is sixteen days earlier than the planned end date of October 31. “I am deeply troubled by the Supreme Court’s decision to end the Census… Read more »