SPRINGFIELD, MA—U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting HHS address inequities in their initial distribution of funding from CARES Act to ensure hospitals on the frontlines of the COVID-19 epidemic are receiving the funds they need to deliver high-quality care. Massachusetts… 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 President… Read more »
Today, Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Tom Cole (OK-04) led 52 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), urging them to utilize the full potential of DOD’s manufacturing base to produce much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as masks, face shields,… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – In light of several news reports of high levels of transmission of COVID-19 at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) across the country, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) urged Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to assist these facilities in protecting their residents. The number of COVID-19 cases in the… Read more »
RIVERSIDE, CA. – Today, following calls from Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, VA, the Treasury Department, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced plans to automatically identify and distribute COVID-19 stimulus checks to our most vulnerable veterans.… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris thank Congressman Richard E. Neal and the Baker-Polito Administration for their support of our city’s continued efforts on mitigating the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Earlier today, Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris welcomed the arrival of much… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will automatically receive the economic impact payments authorized by the CARES Act and will not have to file a simplified tax return to access those funds:
“I’m… 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) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), announced that Massachusetts airports have been awarded over $171 million in… Read more »
Springfield, MA –Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Richard E. Neal, applauded the allocation of $30 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that was distributed to health care providers under the CARES Act Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund this past Friday. It is the first tranche of the $100 billion that… Read more »
After another staggering and unprecedented spike in claims for unemployment benefits, House and Senate Democratic health leaders reiterated an urgent request for the Trump Administration to immediately establish a new Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for millions affected by the ongoing economic and health crisis. The Democratic health leaders also called on the Trump Administration to use… Read more »
