SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced that Social Security beneficiaries will automatically receive CARES Act economic impact payments and will not have to file a simplified tax return to access those funds:
“This reversal gets us one step closer to accomplishing… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on the Trump Administration to provide Congress and the public with detailed information on how they are addressing the shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) that many states and health care providers are experiencing due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to Vice… Read more »
In light of yesterday’s news that non-filing taxpayers will need to file a “simple tax return” to receive the 2020 recovery rebate, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on tax preparation companies to offer support to non-filers as those individuals seek to receive this crisis assistance.
In a letter to Tim Hugo, Executive Director of… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the news of deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was reported Monday evening.
“I am heartbroken by the sudden loss of life of eleven veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. While the Commonwealth of Massachusetts manages the health care facility, I have always worked hard to secure… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding seniors’ access to the economic impact payments included in the CARES Act:
“My fellow Ways and Means Democrats and I have been inundated with calls from concerned senior citizens regarding their ability to receive the economic impact payments Congress included in the… Read more »
Springfield, MA - In order to continue to keep the public aware of ongoing resources for the coronavirus or COVID-19 and to address concerns in the region, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Richard E. Neal teamed up with Dr. James Lederer, Chief Medical and Chief Quality Officer of Berkshire Health Systems, to hold a telephone town hall event where the public could ask… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) announced that as of today, Charter Communications cable subscribers in Berkshire County now have access to WWLP, the Springfield Massachusetts NBC station. On a new channel 14 (channel 16 in Lee), which is available now, subscribers can see live WWLP news… Read more »
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation in raising serious concerns to the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) about the lack of transparency and consistency in the distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE). There is currently a shortage of PPE like respirators, ventilators,… Read more »
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation in calling on the Trump administration to ensure that hospitals, health centers, and other medical providers in the state have access to the thousands of foreign doctors, scientists, and medical workers who typically make up a significant portion of the… 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), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) wrote to President Trump urging him to quickly approve the… Read more »
