News List

The Secretary of the Air Force has signed off on stationing F-35 jets at Barnes Air National Guard Base and the National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing.   The signature of Biden appointee Frank Kendall III on a record of decision closes a yearlong environmental review and achieves a bureaucratic milestone just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with a… Read more »

The NBA today announced its celebrations of the 2nd annual World Basketball Day to honor the game and bring people together from around the world.  The day was established in 2023 by the United Nations and is observed annually on December 21, the date Dr. James Naismith first introduced the game of basketball at the Springfield YMCA in 1891. World Basketball Day celebrates… Read more »

WATCH Excerpts: “You have never won a government shutdown. And you won't win this one either. Your currency in this institution is your word. We reached an agreement. We came to modest achievements. And a tweet changed all of it? Can you imagine what the next two years are going to be like if every time the Congress works its will and then there's a tweet? …  “This institution… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) today announced that after more than 30 years of service, Democratic Social Security Subcommittee Staff Director Kathryn Olson will be retiring at the end of the 118th Congress. Kathryn has served four Democratic Chairs and Ranking Members on the Ways and Means Committee and as the Staff Director of the Senate Democratic… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its fourth request for a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel under the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), pertaining to a labor dispute at a facility operated by Pirelli Neumáticos:  “Today’s use of the Rapid… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed the economic effects of tariffs discussed by the President-elect: “Today’s CBO report shows that Trump’s economic plan would lower economic growth and raise prices as our output declines, exports shrink, and other countries stick us with… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after being unanimously selected by the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to continue his service as Ranking Member of the Committee for the 119th Congress: "Delivering immeasurable wins for the American people through the Committee on Ways and Means has been the honor of a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting against passage of H.R. 5009 – Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025.    “As a long serving member of Congress, and one who is proud to have two military bases in their district, I am appalled that the National Defense… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the initiation of an investigation by United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai regarding Nicaragua’s trade practices related to human rights, labor rights, and the rule of law: “Today’s announcement by Ambassador Tai is a huge… 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) November 2024 jobs report: “With another expectation-beating month of job growth, the U.S. economy proves once again its strength and resilience in life’s twists and turns. Let me say it plainly: President Biden, Vice President Harris,… Read more »