House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) today announced legislation to approve the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement responding to Republicans’ tax legislation that will be marked up in Committee next week:
“It’s Republican clockwork. Not even a week after their manufactured default crisis and it is back to tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected. This stoops to a new low even for them: retroactive… Read more »
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m disappointed that even though we are considering some bipartisan bills today, there may have been space for more agreement had we had the opportunity for consultation. And I’m also disappointed because the majority has yet to offer any meaningful solutions to the most pressing issues for the American people.
The Committee meets… Read more »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2023 jobs report:
“Had President Biden not secured an agreement to prevent Republicans from forcing a devastating default, today’s outlook would be completely different. With 339,000 jobs created in May, our hard-earned and historic… Read more »
Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a budget agreement to prevent default:
”After months of uncertainty at the hands of Republicans, President Biden secured an agreement that prevents default and protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid alongside other programs seniors and… Read more »
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I rise today to remind my colleagues of one of our most solemn Congressional obligations: to avoid default and ensure that we preserve the full faith and credit of the United States.
President Biden secured a compromise that puts an end to Republicans’ manufactured default crisis and beats back Republicans’ deepest cuts. The President’s experienced leadership,… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal joined SBA New England Regional Administrator Michael A. Vlacich, SBA Massachusetts District Director Robert H. Nelson, and local and state officials to celebrate Jim and Kelly Sullivan, President and Vice President of Millennium Press, for being named Massachusetts Small Business Persons of the Year by the Small Business Administration. The Sullivans were… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal joined SBA New England Regional Administrator Michael A. Vlacich, SBA Massachusetts District Director Robert H. Nelson, and local and state officials to celebrate Wonderlyn Murphy, President & CEO of City Enterprise, Inc., for being named Massachusetts and New England 8(a) Graduate of the Year by the Small Business Administration. Murphy was named the… Read more »
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today, and to you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing.
Over a decade ago, Democrats transformed American health care with the Affordable Care Act. More Americans have health coverage than ever before, the 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions have protections, women are no longer charged more than men, and this Committee’s… Read more »
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Treasury Department released a report examining how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could implement a direct filing program to ease taxpayers’ burden and deliver more comprehensive services:
“With the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats kicked off a transformation of the IRS, reversing… Read more »
