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Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) Administrator Sandra Sheehan and Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno on Monday to announce a $7.21 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2021 Low and No Emission Vehicle Grant Program. “The PVTA has been steadfast in fulfilling their commitment to… Read more »

Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal announced today that his office will be hosting the Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school. The CAC accepts computer programs (or apps) written in any programming language, for any platform (desktop/PC, web, mobile, raspberry Pi, etc.). The Challenge’s registration and… Read more »

The Berkshire County Head Start Development Program has received a grant worth nearly $380,000 through the American Rescue Plan.  The federal funding is part of more than $2.4 million in grants that were award to Head Start programs in Massachusetts, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal's office.  “This investment will help our local Head Start… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal announced more than $2.4 million for Head Start programs in western and central Massachusetts on Thursday. The grants are through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that Neal, as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, helped write. “This investment will help our local Head Start programs continue preparing… Read more »

Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal announced over $2.4 million for local Head Start programs today. These grant funds were secured through the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Neal helped to write.   “This investment will help our local Head Start programs continue preparing children in western and central Massachusetts for success, and help parents get… Read more »

Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Massachusetts State Representative for the 11th Plymouth District, Claire Cronin, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ireland. “I am delighted that State Representative Claire Cronin has been nominated by President Biden to be the next United… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — Meeting with a 4- and 5-year-olds at Square One in Springfield on Monday, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said it’s these children’s families who will be most impacted by the expansion of the Child Tax Credit under the American Rescue Plan. “I think this addresses one of the most stubborn parts of economic reality in America, and that’s childhood… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on Child Tax Credit (CTC) Awareness Day: “The advanceable, expanded version of the Child Tax Credit that Ways and Means Democrats included in the American Rescue Plan will give hard-working families timely, life-changing support. In just 24 days, the Biden… Read more »

Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means visited Springfield’s Square One on Monday morning to celebrate the success of the expanded Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan and bring awareness to the monthly payments that will begin arriving for eligible families in July. Square One’s President and CEO Dawn… Read more »

Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in California v. Texas, which rejected Republican efforts to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA): “I am relieved that the Supreme Court rejected Republican efforts to strike down the ACA. The ACA has been a lifeline for… Read more »