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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement celebrating the second anniversary of President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law:   “It’s only been two years since President Biden changed the course of history with the Inflation Reduction Act, and we are already achieving what we set out to do. With inflation… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced lower prices for 10 of the highest-cost drugs in Medicare:   “Tomorrow’s second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act is now that much more momentous with today’s announcement of the first slate of lower prescription drug prices… Read more »

The city will see more than 1,500 new trees planted, the Mason Square Library will soon have a more reliable, environmentally friendly air-conditioning system for its cooling center, and thousands of homes will be improved with new roofs, new windows, and mold and lead abatement over the next three years. On Wednesday, eight local agencies and a half-dozen city departments joined… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement celebrating the 89th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security Act:    “Rising out of the darkness of the Great Depression, Social Security now stands as our nation’s most sacred promise. As we mark the 89th anniversary of one of the greatest legislative… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) July 2024 jobs report:   “With 43 consecutive months of job growth, it’s safe to say the Biden-Harris Administration, along with Congressional Democrats, have delivered on our end of the bargain, and the results have been record-breaking.… Read more »

The new North Adams Regional Hospital won’t have to worry about money like the old one.   Berkshire Health Systems announced Thursday that NARH has been deemed a critical access hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the designation on July 31, which applies retroactively to July 12.   Since opening in March, NARH has provided outpatient services… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked H.R. 7024 from further action:   “Voting against a paid-for, bipartisan compromise that sailed through the House is one of the grossest abdications of responsibility from Senate Republicans in recent memory. You cannot call yourself a governing… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined union leaders and members at the Joint Apprentice and Training Committee Electrical Training Center to celebrate protecting the New England Teamsters Pension Plan from insolvency and a reduction of benefits. On Monday, July 29, 2024, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced the approval of the application submitted by… Read more »

Funding for a superstructure solution to a longtime traffic headache in Hampden County, Massachusetts has been announced. It could also have implications for the state's ongoing west-east rail project. It's one thing for drivers to brake and wait at a railway crossing as a locomotive heads through. But for drivers heading between West Springfield and Agawam at Front and Bridge streets -… Read more »

A plan to protect the New England Teamsters Pension Plan, the third largest Teamster pension fund in the nation, has been approved.   The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced the union’s acceptance by the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program, protecting the pensions of workers, retirees, and beneficiaries.   Congressman Richard E. Neal met with union… Read more »