The White House acknowledged Friday reclassifying more than 6,000 living immigrants with temporary status and legal Social Security numbers as dead in an effort to force them to “self deport.”
It’s a move U.S. Reps. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, and John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, likened it to “digital murder” after it was first reported Thursday by the New York… Read more »
Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with all Ways and Means Committee Democrats, today introduced the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act, a bill to end the constant chaos created by President Trump’s trade wars and reclaim Congress’ authority over tariffs.
Video of today’s bill introduction press conference is available… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), along with every other Ways and Means Democrat, wrote to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding answers on the closure of half of all HHS Regional Offices. The closure of these critical offices will lead to coverage gaps, overtaxing the remaining offices, a devastating loss… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement lambasting the Trump Administration for their latest abuse of Social Security:
“America was founded as a nation of immigrants, and it remains the foundation of our identity centuries later. Millions… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal (D – 1st Massachusetts District) 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. Rep. Neal included funding… Read more »
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth… Read more »
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to Ambassador Greer for being here today. From the economic soft-landing President Trump was handed, it’s only taken him 79 days to inflict permanent damage. Recession odds get higher by the day, following the largest tax and tariff hike in decades. Retirement savings, education plans, new home and auto sales have been… Read more »
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"Mr. Speaker, the proposal that we're hearing from the other side is reckless and irresponsible. What they're saying is what they usually say. Let's complain about the size of the national debt and then let's borrow the money.
"For tax cuts to go to people at the very top. I defy anybody on this side to say right now that that's not what happened. In 2017, they… Read more »
Residents in the state and around the country participated in “Hands Off!” protests on Saturday, showing their opposition toward President Trump and Elon Musk.
Described as a national day of action, Hands Off! protests are taking place in many areas of western Massachusetts, with locals and officials speaking out against the current administration.
“It’s affecting every… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2025 jobs report:
“Unemployment is rising, and this seems to be the last report buoyed by Democrats’ blockbuster job creation. Recession odds are getting higher by the day as Trump plagues our economy with the largest tax hike in decades.… Read more »
