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(As prepared for delivery)   Thank you for calling today’s hearing. As we look ahead to the reauthorization of Title IV-B, we must work together on comprehensive action to help our nation’s young people in times of turbulence.   All youth deserve safe, stable environments that allow them to learn and fully experience life.  We hope and believe most youth can find that… Read more »

The city is set to receive $960,000 from the federal government for much-needed water infrastructure upgrades along Route 10 in the coming months.   The money, announced by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal in a visit to the city on Monday, will be used to update and expand the pipes that run under the road, providing better systems for nearby businesses and the upcoming massive Sierra Vista… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Two years ago, Trump’s Supreme Court majority stripped the American people of a fundamental constitutional right and denied millions of their right to choose. They put… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to announce a $960,000 earmark to invest in water infrastructure upgrades along Route 10 in Easthampton.   The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency. Congressman Neal included funding for this… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement celebrating the protection of 1 million pensions by the American Rescue Plan:   “Keeping workers and their families at the center of our economic recovery is how we broke records. When Ways and Means Democrats were crafting the American Rescue Plan with President Biden, we fought to… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 2017 mandatory repatriation tax is constitutional: “While I have disagreed with the Supreme Court on many issues in the recent past, today’s opinion upholding the repatriation tax recognizes the gravity of this case and rightfully recognizes the… Read more »

Vanessa Ford, a frequent performer at civic events, sang an extended version of “Amazing Grace” Wednesday for Juneteenth commemorations in Springfield City Hall.   And when she got to a soaring lyric “My chains are gone. I’ve been set free” the crowd of more than 200 crowded into an ornate meeting room — including Gov. Maura T. Healey and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield —… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their latest update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: “The wildest part is Republicans will read today’s report and still believe they can sell their deficit-busting tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations as a means of raising… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after joining his Democratic colleagues in voting against passage of H.R. 8070 – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025.    “As a long serving member of Congress, I am disappointed that the National Defense Authorization Act has become a political weapon for Republicans to push radical… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery)   Thank you all for being here today, and an especially warm welcome back to our own Congressman Deutch.  I also want to congratulate Talia on graduating. At the outset, we all condemn antisemitism.  Since our last hearing, we are saddened that the hateful actions and rhetoric targeting Jewish students has continued.  These incidents have… Read more »