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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (D-CA) marked crossing a key threshold of 218 signatories on a bipartisan discharge petition to force action on legislation that would provide tax relief in the wake of recent disasters and called on Speaker Johnson to schedule a vote on the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal celebrated a significant step in bringing the North Adams Flood Chutes Project to fruition.   After being in frequent communication with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) over the last several months, Congressman Neal has secured $700,000 through USACE’s FY24 budget to complete a feasibility study of the project.     “The… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, we find ourselves back on the Republican road that goes nowhere for the American people and says sky is the limit for the former president. This Committee has reported 30 bills out of Committee and only two have become law.  It’s an utter failure compared to the 116th and 117th Congresses. Now, they dig in even deeper in their… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Friends of Ireland Caucus, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.    The E-3 program, introduced in 2005 as part of the U.S. – Australian trade agreement, has made 10,500 visas available to skilled Australian… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler is this week submitting an E-3 Visa bill to Congress.   He is not alone.   Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat, and Congressman Mike Kelly, like Lawler a Republican, have reintroduced an E-3 Visa bill.   The two previously presented an E-3 bill to the House of Representatives in 2022.   A statement from the two said that Congressman… Read more »

Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced action to safeguard American workers and businesses while bolstering domestic manufacturing and holding China accountable for unfair trade practices: “Kicking off the Infrastructure Week of the decade, President Biden is once again showing the world that… Read more »

Construction for the Taxiway B South project at Barnes Air National Guard Base will soon be underway.   According to the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport manager, this $32 million project will benefit the 104th Fighter Wing, and the municipal side of the airport, making airfield safety better for civilian and military operations. Plans for Taxiway B South include relocating and… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement calling for a Joint Session of Congress with Kenyan President William Ruto and blasting Speaker Johnson’s failure to recognize the importance of this diplomatic relation: “Africa and its people helped shape our great nation, allowing it to become the superpower that it is today. Strengthening… Read more »

On Thursday evening, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) President Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, as well as fellow awardees Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Doug Foy, at ELM’s 12th Annual Earth Night hosted at Fenway Park to receive the 2024 Commonwealth Environmental Leadership Award.   Founded in 1898, ELM’s mission is to advocate for… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you Mr. Chairman. Health care in America has transformed under the work of this Committee. We dream big, and achieve even bigger. Thanks to the work of Democrats, we’ve reached historic health care milestones that are improving Americans’ health and well-being. More Americans have health insurance today than ever before, with 4 out of 5 people being… Read more »