The Silvio O. Conte Federal Building is off the list of “surplus” buildings the Trump administration wants to sell for now, according to one of its chief tenants — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D–Springfield.
In March, the U.S. General Services Administration listed the building among multiple Massachusetts locations being considered for possible sale. That list, which disappeared from… Read more »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal visited Steinerfilm, Inc. to highlight the impact of the Trump Administration’s reckless trade policies on the First Congressional District.
This visit comes one week after President Trump announced a 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs,” while maintaining a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports announced on April 2. In addition, a tariff of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Carrie Greene, President of the Williamstown Meetinghouse Preservation Fund, to announce $500,000 in federal funding for the Williamstown Meetinghouse.
This allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Congressman Neal included funding for this project… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, Thursday said Democrats' best strategy to counteract the Trump administration is to "fracture" his support on Capitol Hill and that decisions like the withdrawal of funds to promote resilient infrastructure will be successfully challenged in the courts.
Neal was in town to celebrate a $500,000 appropriation he helped secure to help the… Read more »
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, which provides disaster prevention aid to municipalities throughout the nation. As a result, $90 million in federal funds will be revoked from Massachusetts, impacting 18 communities, a… Read more »
A total of 36 of the city’s most vulnerable residents will soon be handed a key to their own apartment with their own kitchen, bathroom and a myriad of supportive services that will keep them stable, housed and able to move forward.
Officials for Clinical and Support Options Inc. officially broke ground on the approximately $20 million project at 775 Worthington St. Wednesday,… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek demanding SSA immediately abandon plans to make it more difficult for Social Security beneficiaries and applicants to access their… Read more »
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Dennis Lopata, Executive Director of Life Care of Wilbraham, to highlight the impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on the First Congressional District.
Last Thursday, April 10, 2025, House Republicans passed a budget resolution that directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion in federal programs. The Congressional… Read more »
US Representative Richie Neal cosponsored a measure that would block President Trump’s “emergency” tariff power last week. Then, on Friday, the Springfield Democrat took aim at the president’s trade decisions during a speech in Boston.
It’s a topic that Neal is passionate about: He was instrumental in helping to craft a three-way trade pact with Canada and Mexico known as USMCA… Read more »
Ways and Means Democrats have filed two more Resolutions of Inquiry, demanding all information on DOGE’s unauthorized probes into the National Directory for New Hires and cuts at the Social Security Administration
WASHINGTON, DC – Ways and Means Democrats are united in pursuing two more Resolution of Inquiries, a critical tool of Congress to conduct oversight of the Executive… Read more »
