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Neal Statement on Butch Lewis Receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden posthumously awarded Butch Lewis with a Presidential Citizens Medal:  “Today, President Biden rightfully recognized changemakers, Rita and Butch Lewis, for their exemplary service and advocacy to their fellow pensioners and the nation. The high honor of the…

Neal, Koziol Highlight Rail Investments Following Latest Federal Funding Announcement

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) West-East Rail Director Andy Koziol to highlight the substantial federal and state investments made in Compass Rail, including West-East Rail, following the latest $36.8 million CRISI grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).   This announcement comes one year…

UMass leaders share research system success during Medical School visit from ARPA-H director

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Members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation, UMass President Marty Meehan, chancellors of each university campus, and leaders of the Massachusetts biotech industry met at the UMass Chan Medical School campus in Worcester on Oct. 29 to share the UMass research success story with Renee Wegrzyn, PhD, inaugural director of ARPA-H. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or…

Neal Announces $1,000,000 Earmark for New Southbridge Fire Station

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Southbridge Town Administrator John Jovan, Jr., Southbridge Fire Department Chief Paul Normandin, Southbridge Fire Department Deputy Chief and Chair of the Fire Station Building Committee Joseph Hulyk, and town officials to announce a $1,000,000 earmark for construction of the new Southbridge Fire Station.    The allocation was made…

Renovation update at Springfield’s Forest Park grandstand

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Springfield Mayor Sarno, Congressman Richard Neal, and other city leaders gathered at Forest Park to announce some major renovations.   Renovations to the Walker Memorial Grandstand inside of Forest Park come after Congressman Richard Neal secured $3 million of federal funding for the first phase of redevelopment of the Forest Park Horticulture Master Plan. Construction is underway…

Rep. Neal touts funding for WNE engineering department’s ‘Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems’

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Federal dollars are heading to Springfield, Massachusetts to support a center devoted to teaching and training students in modern, advanced manufacturing. $850,000 in federal funds will help further establish the “Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems” at Western New England University – a center focused on training students on the latest manufacturing technologies, from robotic…

Neal Celebrates Nearly $70 Million in Federal Funding for Western Massachusetts Rail Projects

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $67.3 million in federal funding to support rail projects in western Massachusetts:   “We are reminded today just how significant an achievement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was as we celebrate nearly $70 million from the U.S. Department of…

Neal Announces $850,000 Earmark for Western New England University’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Western New England University (WNE) President Dr. Robert E. Johnson, Western New England University Dean of the College of Engineering Dr. S. Hossein Cheraghi, students, faculty, and staff to announce an $850,000 earmark for the establishment of WNE’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (CAMS).   The allocation was made possible…

Electric cars introduce new industries and careers to Western Mass

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By 2035 every vehicle sold in Massachusetts will be electrically powered, necessitating the creation of a whole new network of industries to program, maintain and service this fleet of cars and trucks. Recharge America has taken the first steps to help push Massachusetts toward its goals by partnering with Springfield Technical Community College to promote careers in electric…

Gravity, engineering and planning: Construction begins on $300 million water treatment plant

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The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission celebrated Wednesday the beginning of construction for its $298.2 million West Parish Water Treatment Plant, calling it the most significant public infrastructure project in the Pioneer Valley of the last 25 years.   The plant will replace 50-year-old filters and eliminate chemicals created as a byproduct of the current disinfection…

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