SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to begin notifying non-filers eligible for economic impact payments (EIPs) immediately, rather than waiting until the end of the month. In his letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Neal pointed out that individuals only have until October 15 to… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom:
“Earlier this year, the European Union and the United Kingdom approved a Withdrawal Agreement that established the terms of the United Kingdom's orderly exit from the EU. I urge both sides… 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) August 2020 jobs report:
“We must not forget that tens of millions of Americans remain unemployed as a direct result of the pandemic, and the Trump Administration's ineffectual response continues to make it… Read more »
Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Save our Social Security Now Act with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal and 19 colleagues to overturn President Trump’s executive action to defer payroll contributions. They also introduced a resolution of disapproval working in a parallel effort… Read more »
– Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02), Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), William Keating (MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) hailed the U.S. Department of… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the death of former Springfield Mayor William Sullivan who died yesterday at age 95.
“Bill Sullivan was the son of immigrants from the west of Ireland who would become the Chief Executive Officer of the third largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
As a lifelong public servant, he… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today joined with Congressman Richard E. Neal, Governor Charlie Baker, officials from MassMutual, MGM, and MassHousing, and other project stakeholders to officially launch the historic $51.3 million Elm Street Redevelopment and Preservation Project.
This strategic downtown economic development project is made possible by an unprecedented… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal marked 100 days since the House passed The Heroes Act, an urgently needed bill to secure the strategic testing, tracing and treatment required to reopen safely, to provide strong support for our frontline heroes in state and local government, and to put money in the pockets of the American people.
Yet, Senate Republicans and the… Read more »
Today, with the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. The Delivering for America Act requires the Postal Service to return to the Postal Service operations and levels of service that were in place on January 1, 2020 throughout the duration of the coronavirus public health… Read more »
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Mr./Madam Speaker, I rise to condemn Postmaster General DeJoy’s assault on the U.S. Postal Service. The organizational and operational changes he has begun implementing are a betrayal of the American people.
The Trump Administration is turning its back on the seniors and veterans in Pittsfield, North Adams, and Springfield who rely on the Postal… Read more »
