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Wales Couple Hopes Mass Can Mimic Other State Laws to Help Fill the Cracks of Faulty Foundations

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WALES, Mass.-  Heidi and Lee Hamer built their home in Wales in 1994, after purchasing the property the year before. Their intentions were to create a lifetime of memories inside. "It's almost tear jerking [kind of], because you figure you'll pass it down to your family, my daughter, but, it's hard," Lee said. Because of the mineral pyrrhotite in the concrete used to build their…

Congressmen McGovern, Neal tour Creative Hub building in Worcester

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WORCESTER - U.S. Reps. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, and Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, toured the Creative Hub Worcester Community Arts Center on Ionic Avenue Tuesday. Co-Founders Laura Marotta and Stacy Lord guided the visitors through the former Boys Club building that is being revitalized as an educational and arts exhibition center. ##

Congressmen Jim McGovern, Richard Neal tour former Boys Club facility in Worcester in search of federal solutions to help bolster its renovation

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Jim McGovern looked up at the 30,000 square foot brick building at 2 Ionic Ave. in Worcester on Tuesday morning. Within the walls that date back more than a century, the congressman representing Massachusetts’ 2nd District was reminded of the trips he made to the building as a child. At that time, the city knew the building as the Boys Club. It welcomed nearly 2,000 boys daily for…

Legislators Tour Home Affected by Pyrrhotite Issue

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Wales, MA - U.S Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) joined State Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and State Representative Brian Ashe (D-East Longmeadow), on Tuesday in Wales for a tour of two area homes where the foundation is crumbling due to the presence of pyrrhotite in the concrete aggregate. Pyrrhotite is a rare iron-sulfide mineral that expands, deteriorates, and cracks when exposed…

Neal outlines, supports Bidens American Jobs Plan

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SPRINGFIELD –  A key member of Congress believes the American Jobs Plan, proposed by President Joseph Biden, will not only address long-standing infrastructure issues, but create millions of jobs to help stabilize the nation from the economic downtown due to the pandemic. At a press conference at Union Station on April 1, Congressman Richard Neal, chair of the House Ways &…

Neal Statement on Death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans

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Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on today’s tragic death of United States Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans. “My heart broke watching the scene at the US Capitol unfold this afternoon,” said Congressman Richard E. Neal. “Every day I am truly grateful for the brave men and women who work to…

Rep. Neal addresses President Biden's infrastructure plan

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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Congressman Richard Neal held a press conference Thursday at Union Station in Springfield to discuss President Biden's new infrastructure plan. The president introduced the $2 trillion plan on Wednesday and today, Neal said he'll make sure those funds trickle down regionally to western and central Massachusetts. Neal said more details should come in the…

Congressman Neal Explains Impact of President's Infrastructure Plan on MA Residents

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CHICOPEE, Mass. - "Airports, roadways, bridges, highways, rail, sewer and water, broadband, housing,” said Congressman Richard Neal. "All of this, I think makes a great deal of sense." They are all included in President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion Infrastructure Plan. Neal [D-Massachusetts] held a press conference Thursday to speak about the plan and what this means for…

Hilltown Community Health Centers lands $1.8 million grant

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WORTHINGTON — Hilltown Community Health Centers has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act, the largest financial infusion in the nonprofit’s history and part of $7.6 billion in funding approved for community health centers nationwide. “It’s so fantastic we don’t know what to do yet,” said Hilltown Community Health Centers…

Neal Reintroduces Legislation to Fix Social Security WEP Provision, Improve Public Employees Retirement Security

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SPRINGFIELD, MA—Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) reintroduced his groundbreaking legislation, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021, to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for future retirees and provide meaningful relief to current WEP retirees. The bill ensures that public servants across the nation can retire with the…

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