Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal announced $547,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to support training, obtain critically needed equipment, acquire emergency vehicles, and secure personal protective equipment (PPE) for departments across the First District of Massachusetts.
Eight communities in western and… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement marking the 85th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security Act:
“Social Security’s 85th anniversary comes at the perfect moment to reflect on the critical importance of this program, the very foundation of economic security for so many millions… Read more »
In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy released on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and 192 other House Democrats including Congressman Richard E. Neal called for the reversal of policies that have worsened the crisis facing the Postal Service and exacerbated a dramatic increase in delayed and undelivered mail.
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Westfield, MA – During a visit to the Pioneer Valley Railroad Yard in Westfield to speak with local chambers of commerce, small businesses, and community leaders including Westfield Mayor Don Humason, Ward 6 City Councilor Bill Onyski, and Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts President Rick Sullivan, Congressman Richard E. Neal took the time to speak about the… Read more »
Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), sent a letter to the… Read more »
CHICOPEE, MA – On Wednesday, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means met with Chicopee Mayor John Vieau to announce the awarding of $300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the city to continue assessing and cleaning its brownfields sites. The event took place at the Central Maintenance Garage, one of the sites to benefit… Read more »
HOLYOKE, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means visited Holyoke Health Center on Tuesday during National Health Center Week. Holyoke Health Center CEO Jay Breines was on hand to give Congressman Neal a tour of the campus, including their drive-thru coronavirus testing site, just one of the implementations the Health Center was able to make… Read more »
EASTHAMPTON, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means visited Rock Valley Tool on Monday with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to hear how their small business and others like it across the city benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The program, made possible by the passage of the CARES… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following comments after President Trump signed memoranda regarding unemployment benefits and the suspension of payroll taxes:
Regarding the Payroll Tax Memorandum:
“President Trump is brazenly circumventing Congress to institute tax policy that destabilizes Social Security. Beyond the attack… 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) July 2020 jobs report:
“As the President continues to fail to contain the virus, our economy posted another month of lagging jobs numbers. Unemployment remains above the highest peak during the Great Recession,… Read more »
