Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House passage of H. Res. 965:
“I voted in favor of this measure to ensure that the Ways and Means Committee and the full House of Representatives can continue to carry out our work on behalf of the American people during the COVID-19 crisis. With the availability of advanced technology,… Read more »
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-04), announced that the U.S. Department of… Read more »
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-04), announced that the Federal Transit… Read more »
AMHERST, Mass. – Emergency federal financial aid grants totaling $8.3 million were distributed to more than 7,700 undergraduate students this week by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the latest in a number of steps the campus has taken to support students experiencing economic distress due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The funds were allocated through the Coronavirus Aid,… Read more »
Today, House Democrats introduced the Heroes Act, legislation that features unprecedented Ways and Means provisions to protect workers and uplift families during the COVID-19 crisis.
“People across our nation are hurting, and Congress must take extraordinary, immediate action to provide them with relief,” said Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA). “Families are feeling the… Read more »
Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with U.S. Representatives Richard Neal (D-MA-01), 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), today announced that the Commonwealth of… Read more »
Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) led Ways and Means Committee Democrats in expressing their concerns about the Administration’s failure to establish the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (Task Force) by the authorized deadline. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Following a bipartisan House Ways and Means Committee call with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Azar earlier today, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a series of letters to the agency and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as the country continues to navigate the most serious public health emergency of this century.
In a letter to… Read more »
The entire Massachusetts delegation is seeking information about how Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is addressing the safety and protection of workers in Walmart stores in Massachusetts, and what changes the company is implementing to ensure there are no additional outbreaks in stores across the Commonwealth.
An employee at the Walmart store in Worcester tested positive for COVID-19 on April… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2020 jobs report which shows the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent:
“This is the first monthly jobs report that really reflects the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on our workers and the economy.… Read more »
