President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop federal funding for National Public Radio and PBS, for what he called biased and partisan news coverage.
Congressman Richard Neal told 22News that this order is based on revenge and chaos.
On May 2, 2025, the White House said in a statement that NPR and PBS have received “tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal invites high school students, their families, and school counselors to attend the 2025 Academy Day information session.
Academy Day will help interested students determine if a Military Service Academy or a similar education path is something they want to pursue. While it is recommended that interested juniors in high school attend Academy… Read more »
Veterans and advocates in western Massachusetts are concerned about potential federal cuts, including a proposal they say would strain a VA system already experiencing plenty of issues.
Earlier this year, reports surfaced that significant job cuts could be coming to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
According to the Associated Press, more than 80,000 positions could be… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump targeted the Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue:
“Targeting the infrastructure of your political opponents by weaponizing the federal government is what authoritarians do, and it’s exactly what Trump just did. He’s the king of corruption: pardoning his political… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited Life Care Center of Wilbraham, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, to discuss how potential cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security would impact long- and short-term care providers and their clients.
The April 14 visit came as President Donald Trump’s administration has a federal budget reconciliation bill that has sparked controversy in… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began illegally blocking states from accessing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant… Read more »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Eric Segundo, Director of Veterans’ Services for the Town of Ludlow, in hosting a roundtable to discuss policies and actions taken by the Trump Administration and the impact on the more than 35,000 veterans who live in the First Congressional District.
During its first 100 days, several actions taken by the Trump Administration have… Read more »
The Massachusetts congressional delegation is demanding answers from the federal government after hundreds of arts grants under the National Endowment for the Humanities, including dozens earmarked for institutions in the Pioneer Valley, were canceled on the seeming recommendation of billionaire Elon Musk.
The delegation sent a joint letter, dated Monday and addressed to NEH… Read more »
The Department of Education has announced a change to student loan repayments that will impact millions of borrowers.
The Department of Education has announced they are ending any leniency on student loan repayments, impacting more than five million borrowers. Borrowers have mostly been in a grace period since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the Trump administration… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Pope Francis.
“I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. Over the last twelve years, he has become one of the most consequential leaders of our time, serving as a Pope for all people. His humanitarian work was awe-inspiring, dating back many decades when he served the… Read more »
