Press Releases

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA),  Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ),  and Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) wrote to the Comptroller General today requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) actively monitor the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation… Read more »

Today, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has selected South of Palmer Yard as the site of the future Palmer train station.   “After years of advocacy by the residents of Palmer, they are one step closer to realizing their goal of a Palmer train station. This announcement follows a fair… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump levied a 25% tariff hike on Canada and Mexico, and a lower-than-promised 10% tariff hike on China, leaving the American people to pay more on imported goods:   “Every promise made by the President during the campaign about lowering costs, reducing… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported by the Washington Post that the President’s billionaire kitchen cabinet is seeking access to payment systems that include confidential tax, Social Security, and payment information about individual Americans and businesses: “A purge and hostile takeover of the federal… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on EITC Awareness Day: “Since its inception in 1975, the EITC has been a powerful and instrumental tool that has provided millions of working Americans with a low-to-moderate income a lifeline to remain in the… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump announced his administration would be rescinding the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo and Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. granted a restraining order against the pause in federal funding.   “Over the course of the last nine days, we have witnessed an agenda from the Trump… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonia E. Dinnall to announce a $9,908,555.00 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to support the acquisition of a clean bus network for Springfield Public Schools.   Established under the Inflation… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced today that Jennifer Hanson will serve as Social Security Staff Director. Ms. Hanson comes to Ways and Means from the Office of Management and Budget where she led the Income Maintenance Branch for the last decade.  “I am delighted to welcome Ms. Hanson to the Ways and Means Committee as the leader of our Social… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you to the members of the Committee and our colleagues in Congress for taking the time to participate in a time-honored tradition, Member Day. I won’t take up too much time since we have the pleasure of 44 of our colleagues—from both sides of the aisle—joining us today, but it bears repeating that ideas to improve the lives of the American people come… Read more »