HOLYOKE — Standing outside of Holyoke Medical Center on Saturday morning, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announced $8.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to the hospital that officials say will help secure valuable resources to continue fighting the pandemic.
“That $8.7 million will bring back people that we still have out furloughed, it will buy us additional PPE (and)… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- All eyes are on Senate Republicans, who are expected to release a new stimulus package proposal as early as Monday.
Congressman Richard Neal told Western Mass News he hopes the Senate and the House will agree on a package in the next few days.
"We wanted them to have money for the day-to-day needs of life," Neal explained.
With the extra $600 weekly… Read more »
Holyoke, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means joined President and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center Spiros Haritas for the announcement of $8,700,000 in federal funding to the hospital.
“This money is a lifeline for providers who are caring for the COVID patients and others in the community who need quality health care, and… Read more »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) hosted a roundtable discussion to hear directly from working moms who are directly affected by the child care crisis in the COVID-19 era. Joining the Chairman for the discussion were Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT), a working mom and 2016 National Teacher of The Year; Deb Perelman, a working mom and creator of Smitten… Read more »
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Richard Neal (D-MA-01) sent a letter to President Trump urging that he prevent the abrupt cutoff of unemployment benefits for millions of workers next week as the country is regularly setting new daily highs in confirmed coronavirus cases and unemployment rates are at the highest levels… Read more »
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Good morning. Thank you to everyone who is tuning in online, and a special thank you to the terrific moms who have taken time out of their days to be a part of this important conversation.
We’ve gathered to discuss a matter that’s always of great concern to families, but is especially urgent at this moment: the availability of affordable, safe,… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding reports that Senate Republicans may demand that the TRUST Act be included in the next COVID-19 response package:
“After months of obstruction and baffling failures of leadership, Senate Republicans are finally cobbling together a half-hearted COVID-19 response proposal that will fall… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal hailed House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, one of Congress’ most significant investments in environmental conservation in a generation. This strong, bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate last month, builds on the progress made by last year’s John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. The Great… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal joined his colleagues Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and 114 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and… Read more »
As the July 31 expiration date of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program rapidly approaches, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today reiterated that the Senate must follow the House’s lead, extend the full $600 benefit beyond the end of the month, and do so swiftly to avoid any lapse in assistance for vulnerable Americans who cannot yet… Read more »
