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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means released the following statement after learning of the news that the VA would not consider closing the VA Medical Center in Leeds, Massachusetts.  "Chairman Jim McGovern and I worked hard to ensure that the VA Medical Center in Leeds would stay open and the news that it will indeed… Read more »

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade:  “Today’s ruling is the dangerous culmination of Republicans’ decades-long effort to roll back women’s freedoms and control their health care decisions. This is a distressing and shameful step backwards. Democrats will fight… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after the House and Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention legislation.  “I applaud members of Congress for acting quickly to pass the most significant gun legislation in nearly 30 years. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will enact commonsense measures to protect our… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal today celebrated a critical first step in protecting the lives and livelihoods of residents of North Adams.   In April, Congressman Neal submitted a Community Project Funding Request for Fiscal Year 2023, also known as an earmark, to the Appropriations Committee on behalf of the City of North Adams. The earmark has been approved and is included in the… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted for new bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of food and fuel: another step forward in House Democrats’ fight against inflation.  The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act will help bring down prices for Massachusetts residents in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump by giving American farmers and ranchers the support they need to… Read more »

(As Prepared for Delivery) Thank you M. Speaker. I rise today to commemorate the Centennial of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” arguably one of the best literary masterpieces of our time.  The time-honored epic was published in its entirety on Joyce’s 40th birthday – February 2, 1922. Born in Dublin and educated at the University College Dublin, Joyce’s words transcend countries. The… Read more »

Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the BDS Boston "Mapping Project." "BDS Boston’s release earlier this month of 'The Mapping Project' is dangerous and unacceptable. During a time of already heightened anti-Semite rhetoric and hate, we need to protect the safety of our vulnerable friends and neighbors. I strongly condemn this targeted attack and urge… Read more »

(As prepared for delivery) In just a few minutes, we will hear the powerful stories of women who are doing their best to exist in our economy. I’m going to be brief because I want to let them do the talking. Women are asked to wear many hats each and every day. For years, they have been telling us that the idea that you can simply “balance” being an employee, a caregiver, a breadwinner,… Read more »

The Springfield building will house all the agency's social service programs One neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts has longed for a community center for decades. Now, it is just a little more than a year away. The groundbreaking ceremony in the North End neighborhood Monday for the $15 million project spearheaded by the New North Citizens Council drew well over 100… Read more »

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged his British counterpart to continue "good faith" talks with the European Union as the latest post-Brexit row over Northern Ireland flared up. In a call with U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Blinken urged the U.K. foreign affairs chief "to continue good faith negotiations with the EU to reach a solution that preserves the gains of… Read more »