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Democrats are continuing to criticize the so-called “big, beautiful bill” that slashes social services and extends tax cuts passed during President Trump’s first term. Maintaining that the GOP’s domestic package will have ugly consequences for New Yorkers, the state’s Democrats are continuing to voice sharp criticisms. On a Thursday Zoom call with reporters, Senate Minority Leader Chuck… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is not a blank check for presidential abuse:   “Tonight’s federal court decision to block President Trump’s misuse of emergency powers is a resounding… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal believes that what is currently going on at the federal level will ultimately only benefit the rich. In a sit down for a “Government Matters” segment with Focus Springfield on May 18, the Springfield Democrat called Trump’s new “Big Beautiful Bill” and the cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency “unconscionable.” “This is a big, beautiful tax cut for… Read more »

A cadre of Massachusetts pols is calling the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration to keep the agency’s satellite office in Springfield open and fully staffed after it was “inexplicably" targeted for closing by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency.   The office, currently located at 1 Federal St. in Springfield, was among 17 leases that the… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the passing of former Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY):  “Today, the nation lost one of the greats. Chairman Charlie Rangel was a historic and iconic leader whose impact on American policy and politics was enduring and profound. After his groundbreaking… Read more »

In the wee hours of the night, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) took to the House Floor to lead the debate against the GOP Tax Scam.   WATCH HERE Transcript:  Well, this big beautiful bill must be so beautiful that we are debating it at quarter past 4 in the morning to avoid the scrutiny for a piece of legislation that was authored just… Read more »

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House Republicans jammed their GOP Tax Scam through the House under the cover of night:  “House Republicans just voted to rip health care away from nearly 14 million Americans, cut $500 billion from Medicare, take jobs and manufacturing out of their own districts, and hand billions… Read more »

The top budget-writer for U.S. House Democrats says he’s spotted a weakness in Republican support for President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”   And he’s going to exploit it.   "They’re wobbly on this stuff,” U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, told the online news outlet Semafor on Monday.   “They’re very uncertain of… Read more »

Today, Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee doubled down on a painful and reckless scam that sells out their own constituents—their health care, their jobs, and their paychecks—to funnel more money to the ultra-wealthy. Democrats fought to blunt the damage for 17 hours by offering 38 amendments to shield the American people from the worst of the bill—protecting health care,… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In 2017, Republicans passed a tax law that was supposed to pay for itself, raise wages, and help working families. None of that happened. Instead, it exploded the deficit, worsened inequality, and left everyday Americans behind. Now they want to double down on the same failed playbook. One that rigs the system for billionaires and big… Read more »