Press Releases

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today sought more information from the Trump Administration about its efforts to address safety and emergency preparedness at nursing homes amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The letter, sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after voting in favor of an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to address the coronavirus (COVID-19):  “As our country stares down a growing public health crisis, this emergency funding will help improve preparedness, devote resources to accelerate vaccine development, and… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Committee member Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma, calling on the agency to provide information regarding its engagement with nursing homes to prevent the introduction and spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Welcome Secretary Mnuchin and thank you for joining us today.  We are here to examine the President’s 2021 budget, a proposal that doubles down on Republicans’ policy of expanding benefits for the wealthy and special interests at the expense of the middle class. The year after the Republican tax law went into effect, we saw the sharpest drop… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced it will hear Texas v. the United States: “The Trump Administration and Republicans are one step closer to dismantling our nation’s health care system and eliminating extremely beneficial policies like protections for Americans with pre-existing… Read more »

Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Richard E. Neal announced today that he has helped successfully broker a deal between the cable provider Charter Communications and Nexstar Media Group, owner of WWLP, the Springfield Massachusetts NBC station. The deal will restore Berkshire County viewers’ access to in-state, local news programming. Under the… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome Secretary Azar. Thank you for joining us for this important hearing.  I think we all understand that you have been very busy this week with various competing priorities, including a number of hearings here on Capitol Hill. I appreciate you and your staff working with the committee to make your appearance today… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome. We are holding this hearing today at a critical juncture in the U.S.-China trade and economic relationship. The scale and speed of China’s economic growth over these last few decades will undoubtedly be one of the most remarkable and consequential developments we experience in our lifetime.   When China joined the WTO… Read more »

Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Executive Director of PBRM Patrick Sullivan, Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan, Director of Community Development Administration and Finance Cathy Buono, Director of Disaster Recovery and Compliance Tina Quagliato-Sullivan, Capital Asset Construction Director Peter Garvey, members of the Springfield Park Commission and other… Read more »

Top Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Judiciary Committee, and Senate Finance Committee yesterday called for the Trump Administration to withdraw a Social Security Administration (SSA) proposal that would make it more difficult for eligible Americans to receive their Social Security benefits. The proposed changes to the SSA… Read more »