SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced the Committee will consider nine legislative proposals under the budget reconciliation instructions this week as the next step in delivering COVID-19 relief to the American people. Beginning on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. through Friday, February 12, 2021, the Committee… Read more »
Promoting the Biden administration’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package, U.S. Congressman Richard Neal said neither he nor the president see any room for negotiation with Republicans on the $1.9 trillion bottom line.
“This is about a pandemic. This is about stability,” the Massachusetts Democrat said Monday afternoon, speaking alongside Gov. Charlie Baker at the… Read more »
BOSTON — By the end of the week, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, expects that the House Ways and Means Committee he helms will have written the legislation to enact $941 billion worth of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal.
Neal, who represents the Berkshires, ticked through the details of the legislation Monday during a press conference with… Read more »
Governor Charlie Baker said Monday that he believes the new call center launched to help residents aged 75 and older book appointments for their coronavirus vaccines has been “very successful,” and he urged eligible people to continue seeking appointments as the state seeks to get the treatment to more residents.
“A lot of people have called it, and a lot of… Read more »
House Democrats released the biggest piece of their coronavirus relief bill late Monday, offering a measure that would extend a $400-a-week unemployment insurance payment through Aug. 29 and send $1,400 per-person payments to most households without lowering the income thresholds from earlier rounds.
Democrats have been debating whether to reduce those income levels, but… Read more »
A COVID-19 stimulus-linked bill out of Rep. Richard Neal’s office calls on the Internal Revenue Service to send American families at least $3,000-per-child every year.
Part of President Joe Biden’s and Democrats’ $1.9 trillion relief package, Neal’s proposal would see families receive up to $3,600 per child under 6 and $3,000 for every child between… Read more »
Senior Democrats on Monday will unveil legislation to provide $3,000 per child to tens of millions of American families, aiming to make a major dent in child poverty as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package.
The 22-page bill to dramatically expand direct cash benefits to American families was obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its release.
Under the… Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) made the following statement after meeting with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and House Democratic leaders to discuss the urgency of delivering the next round of COVID-19 relief:
“Our charge to deliver big, bold relief to the American people has been clear from the beginning, and in today’s meeting at the… Read more »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2021 jobs report:
“Data point after data point continues to reflect that our economy is being walloped by the pandemic, and that robust relief is required. The anemic and bifurcated job creation this past month demonstrates the… Read more »
SOUTHBRIDGE — Since vaccinations for COVID-19 became available in mid-December, Harrington HealthCare System has administered more than 4,500 shots to health care workers, local nursing home facilities and first responders.
Those efforts were lauded by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, who visited the Harrington's state-designated vaccination center… Read more »
