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EASTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal met with companies on Monday who received assistance from the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. Neal heard from four Easthampton companies who shared their stories of how they benefited from the program. Companies like Rock Valley Tool, Riverside Industries, Nini's Ristorante, and Abandoned Building… Read more »

EASTHAMPTON, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means visited Rock Valley Tool on Monday with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to hear how their small business and others like it across the city benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The program, made possible by the passage of the CARES… Read more »

BOSTON — Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are calling out President Donald Trump after he signed executive orders that defer payroll taxes for some Americans and extend unemployment benefits. Trump decided to bypass Congress on Saturday after negotiations on a new coronavirus relief package had collapsed. The president said the payroll tax cut would apply… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following comments after President Trump signed memoranda regarding unemployment benefits and the suspension of payroll taxes: Regarding the Payroll Tax Memorandum: “President Trump is brazenly circumventing Congress to institute tax policy that destabilizes Social Security. Beyond the attack… Read more »

HOLYOKE — A hundred community health workers will get year-long training at Holyoke Community College in the fight against opioid misuse and addiction due to a $1.89 million federal grant announced Friday. And the need for the trained community workers is growing, especially with the job loss and social isolation of the coronavirus pandemic, said Jay Breines,… Read more »

Congressman Richard Neal visited Holyoke Community College today to announce the awarding of four-year, $1.89 million federal grant aimed at helping families impacted by opioid use. The funds – $399,676 in the first year – will enhance HCC's existing Community Health Worker training program with the goal of increasing the number of CHW's qualified to work on… Read more »

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal announced a federal grant Friday at Holyoke Community College for a community health worker program aimed to help families affected by opioid use. Congressman Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and HCC President Christina Royal announced the $399,676 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) July 2020 jobs report: “As the President continues to fail to contain the virus, our economy posted another month of lagging jobs numbers. Unemployment remains above the highest peak during the Great Recession,… Read more »

HOLYOKE, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman House Committee on Ways and Means visited Holyoke Community College on Friday to announce a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the amount of $399,676. This funding comes from the HHS Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program. Congressman Neal met with President Christina Royal for the… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement at the outset of the Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force’s bipartisan member roundtable entitled, “Examining the Role of Telehealth during COVID-19 and Beyond”: “Because a successful COVID-19 pandemic response requires physical… Read more »