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Congressman Neal discusses President Bidens infrastructure package

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal held a news conference Thursday morning addressing President Biden’s announcement of a major infrastructure package and its impact on Massachusetts. President Biden’s announced his infrastructure package, the “American Jobs Plan”, on Thursday. It would cost 2.25 trillion dollars. To pay for the plan,…

Neal Applauds Bidens American Jobs Plan

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SPRINGFIELD, MA—Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding President Biden’s American Jobs Plan: “While on the campaign trail, President Biden promised Americans he would Build Back Better, and today’s announcement is the next step in capitalizing on this once-in-a-century moment to create a…

Congressman Neal announced $1.8 million to help Baystate Health

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal and Baystate Health President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack announced federal funding Tuesday morning that will allow the hospital to continue providing quality care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Baystate Health will receive $1,873,740 through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program to provide emergency protective measures…

Neal announces federal funding for Baystate Medical Center

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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Federal funding has been awarded to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Congressman Richard Neal joined Baystate Health President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack on Tuesday to make the announcement of almost $2 million being awarded to Baystate from FEMA to continue their COVID-19 efforts. Last year, Baystate Health was the recipient of more than $5 million…

Baystate Health to receive nearly $2M from FEMA for COVID response

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SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal on Tuesday announced $1.9 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency aimed at helping Baystate Health close budget gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will pay for employees, supplies and personal protective equipment used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients and others. “The virus…

Neal Announces $1.8 Million to Baystate Health

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Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Baystate Health President and CEO Dr. Mark A. Keroack on Tuesday morning for the announcement of almost $2 million to Baystate Health from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue their COVID-19 efforts. Through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, Baystate Health will receive $1,873,740 to ensure that…

600 educators receive COVID-19 vaccinate at local health center

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HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Western Mass News is your Vaccine Authority. Saturday marked the first educator vaccination day across the Baystate. Here in western Mass., the Holyoke Health Center administered 600 vaccines to the Holyoke Public School staff. “The rollout initially was a bit chaotic. It’s became much, much more efficient,” Congressman Richard Neal…

600 Holyoke teachers, school staff vaccinated for COVID in one-day clinic

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HOLYOKE – For months Digna Almonte has found it difficult to keep six feet distance from the young children she works with every day because they need hands-on help and don’t understand they can spread COVID-19. On Saturday Almonte, a teaching assistant who works with children from kindergarten to grade two at Donahue School, joined about 600 of her fellow educators to get…

Neal Tours Holyoke Health Center Vaccination Site and Celebrates Federal Funding through the American Rescue Plan

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Holyoke, MA – On Saturday, Congressman Richard E. Neal visited Holyoke Health Center’s (HHC) COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Dean Technical High School where Holyoke Public School staff was receiving vaccines provided through a federal initiative. The clinic had enough vaccines to give first shots to 600 members of the Holyoke Public Schools in one day. Holyoke Health Center…

Through $1.9 trillion relief plan, help is on way, officials say

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PITTSFIELD — Democratic officials at the federal, state and local levels came together Friday to deliver a message: Help is on the way. The harmful health and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said, called for more help from the federal government, and they see the recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as proportionate to what…

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