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 Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6395 – William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) For Fiscal Year 2021. “The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021 is good for residents of western and central Massachusetts and the industries we have here that help keep our… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The next COVID-19 aid package could be coming soon. President Trump met with Republican congressional leaders on Monday to iron out the details on what could be in the next relief package. Congressman Richard Neal told us Monday that it’s time for Congress to act before the extra unemployment benefits run out at the end of the month. As Americans… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern will never forget the time he was arrested alongside civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis while they protested the Darfur genocide outside of the Sudanese embassy in Washington in April 2009. Nor will he forget the time when the two were part of a sit-in on the House floor protesting inaction on gun violence in June 2016. These stories shared by McGovern,… Read more »

PITTSFIELD — When Dennis Powell met U.S. Rep. John Lewis, he instantly experienced the humility of the civil rights icon. The moment came in 2017, at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' graduation. After someone introduced Powell to Lewis as the president of the NAACP's Berkshires chapter, the congressman from Georgia thanked Powell for his service. Powell chuckled. "Are… Read more »

A member of Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s inner circle during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and one of the longest-serving representatives in the House of Representatives, John Lewis died Friday after battling pancreatic cancer. While Lewis served as the U.S. Rep. for the Fifth District of Georgia since 1987, he also had an outsized impact in Springfield as well. U.S. Rep.… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement on the passing of civil rights leader and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA): “Tonight, I am heartbroken. John Lewis spent his entire life working to make America a better and more just place. He challenged broken systems with his good trouble and… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Panel’s decision in ACAP vs. Treasury, Chairman Neal released the following statement blasting the administration’s promotion of short-term health plans that are sold on the Marketplace: “Today’s ruling to uphold the Trump Administration’s expansion of short-term health… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — As numbers of coronavirus patients at Baystate Medical Center continue to drop, health administrators and political leaders are crediting the dedicated essential workers who have helped care for patients who have contracted the virus. Mark A. Keroack, president and CEO, of Baystate Health, said the hospital has experienced losses, but also many success cases… Read more »

BOSTON — Trustees of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke have endorsed multiple recommendations made in a highly critical state investigation into dozens of coronavirus-related deaths at the facility for aging veterans. The board of trustees met by teleconference Tuesday for the first time since the report was released on June 24, Masslive.com reported. Members passed 13… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Richard Neal visited Baystate Medical Center to thank frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a news conference in front of the hospital, Rep. Neal discussed the last stimulus package and how crucial it was for hospitals during the pandemic, securing necessary testing sites and providing personal protective… Read more »