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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 »

House Democrats slammed the administration’s response to the pandemic Thursday, saying in a new report that President Donald Trump “intentionally misled the American public on every aspect of the pandemic” and it’s led to needless deaths and job losses. Led by Rep. James Clyburn, chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis,… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Thousands of residents all over western Massachusetts are now into their third night without power. Residents on Edendale Street in Springfield expressed frustration and concerns and told 22News that Eversource has been on their street for the past two days but crews were able to make repairs. A tree removal company finally got the okay to remove a… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — Local officials said Thursday they are pleased with progress in the recovery from Tropical Storm Isaias, and are assessing costs to pursue emergency aid. The officials, including Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, gathered at Forest Park, with a backdrop of downed trees and branches. They discussed and praised the ongoing cleanup… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Bud L. Williams led the city’s Black community and politicians Thursday in rally honoring the legacy of the late civil rights leader John Lewis and marking the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The hourlong program was on the City Hall steps where Williams recalled protesting for Civil Rights himself in his earlier years and… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno surveyed the damage from Tropical Storm Isaias in the city as crews rush to restore power to thousands of people across the region. Sarno told us that around 2,500 people in the city are now without power. On Thursday, city officials said Springfield was one of, if not the hardest hit community… Read more »

 Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, joined with Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Richard Neal (MA-1), Danny K. Davis (IL-7), Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Jahana Hayes (CT-5), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and 59 other members of Congress to call for the inclusion of both the Child Care is Essential Act and the Child… Read more »

Tributes have been paid to former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume who died this morning. President Michael D Higgins said everyone who sought and worked for peace on the island of Ireland will be saddened to hear of Hume's death. "Through his words, his astute diplomacy and willingness to listen to what was often difficult to accept but was the view of the 'Other', transformed… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal and local business leaders came together today to celebrate the success of the Paycheck Protection Program. More than 10,000 loans were given out to small businesses across western and central Massachusetts, which comes to be more than $1 billion. The data shows that businesses of all types benefited from the program, and the… Read more »

A group of area business people who received assistance from the first round of stimulus funding from the Small Business Administration’s the Paycheck Protection Program met for a press conference Saturday at the Log Cabin in Holyoke to discuss the impact that the funding had on their businesses. The CARES Act pumped almost $1.2 billion into the economy of Western Massachusetts,… Read more »