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SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. House and Senate are likely to pass another stimulus payment program and the federal government might extend a $600-a-week enhancement for unemployment insurance recipients, payments meant to soften the blow the coronavirus dealt to the economy, said U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield. Neal spoke Thursday to reporters gathered outside his… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2020 jobs report: “Anyone who looks at these jobs numbers with glee either lacks an understanding of their context or is deliberately ignoring the grim reality our nation faces. I have said this repeatedly for months now: until we… Read more »

Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement commending the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act: “Today’s passage of the Moving Forward Act brings us one step closer to reinvigorating our economy and making long overdue investments in our country’s infrastructure. From expanding… Read more »

In response to a House Ways and Means Committee request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its analysis of who will receive regular unemployment benefits, supplemented by Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC). FPUC is currently scheduled to end by July 31, cutting the average worker’s benefit by about two-thirds. CBO’s report finds that although… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, M/ Speaker. America’s infrastructure is in woeful disrepair. Our roads and bridges are crumbling; many areas still lack reliable internet service; and there are even places in the United States where the tap water is unsafe to drink. Major investments in these essential arteries are long overdue. Now is the perfect time to make those critical… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal is demanding answers from the Trump Administration on their knowledge about reports that concluded Russia offered bounties to Taliban fighters to kill U.S. troops. “For more than a year, the Trump Administration has known that Russia has been offering bounties to the Taliban to target and kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The intelligence assessments… Read more »

BOSTON (WWLP) – The House is expected to vote Monday on a bill that would protect and expand the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration has joined a number of states in a lawsuit to overturn the law-known popularly as Obamacare. Democrats have called the idea “crazy” to eliminate a plan that provides health insurance for millions of Americans in the midst of a… Read more »

Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act: “Today, House Democrats acted decisively to do right by the American people in passing the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act, legislation… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal took bold action to build on the Affordable Care Act to lower health costs and prescription drug prices for all Americans by joining House Democrats to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act.  Today’s vote comes days after the Trump Administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entirety of… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman McGovern, Ranking Member Cole, and members of the Committee. We’re living through unprecedented times and hard-working Americans need bold action from their leaders.  The Ways & Means committee has taken such action with our contributions to the Moving Forward Act. First, we’re using the tools available to us in the… Read more »