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Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I yield myself two minutes. So we might have visited a lot of places, tonight or this morning, I should say, why don't we visit reality?
Here's the reality because we're going to talk about facts for the next 15 minutes on our side. One thing you can understand very clearly the Republicans in the House surrendered to the… Read more »
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2025 jobs report:
"The President and Congressional Republicans are in the process of taking the final step to brazenly rigging the economy for those at the top. In their lockstep march to rob families and reward their billionaire friends,… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1:
“Republicans sealed their fate today. Once again, betraying every promise they’ve made to the American people, and once again, attempting to do it under the cover of night. Thanks to Leader Jeffries’ unshakable resolve, the vote happened in broad… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a Granby-native, graduate of Pope Francis Preparatory School, and student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
“I was heartbroken to hear of the tragic shooting that took the life of Granby-native Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. A rising senior at UMass Amherst,… Read more »
For the local advocacy groups whose mission it is to provide public benefits to Western Massachusetts residents, President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” looms large.
The nearly-900 page megabill was passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
It now awaits a rule vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, which sets up the specifications to debate the bill, according to… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Committee Member Dwight Evans (D-PA) announced that he will not seek re-election:
“Congressman Dwight Evans has dedicated more than 45 years of public service to the people of Philadelphia, fighting each and every day for fairer, stronger, and safer communities. Nearly a… Read more »
The Massachusetts congressional delegation is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about conditions at an administrative office in Burlington where immigrants have been detained, often for days at a time, since at least early May.
In a letter dated Wednesday to Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Patricia Hyde,… Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Social Security is a promise. It’s an essential commitment to the American people, earned with every paycheck and promised to those who work hard and play by the rules. But due to Elon Musk and President Trump’s mismanagement, Social Security is at an inflection point and on a path of destruction due to experienced staff being forced out, halting of services, and… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
“Three years ago, Trump’s Supreme Court cruelly ripped away a fundamental constitutional right. Since then, 19 states have banned abortion and access to care gets more difficult… Read more »
Massachusetts lawmakers swiftly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to launch air strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, saying the Republican should have sought congressional authorization before taking action.
“Trump offered the American people no strategy and no justification for his attack on Iran — only the prospect of another war that the American people do not… Read more »
