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Congressman Neal speaks out on President Biden's inauguration

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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Some local elected officials witnessed history on Wednesday and took part in the presidential inauguration ceremony. Western Mass News spoke with Congressman Richard Neal on how this inauguration was different than ever before. First thing Wednesday morning, Neal tweeted, saying: "A new day is upon us." Neal said he was watching President Joe Biden get…

Neal: Biden's inauguration underscores America's 'durable' institutions

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President Joe Biden’s inauguration served, for U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, as a reminder of “how durable American institutions are.” Neal, D-Springfield, looked on Wednesday as Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in outside the U.S. Capitol, two weeks after a violent mob invaded that building in an attempt to delay certification of November’s…

Biden Inauguration: Mass. Rep. Richard Neal Says New President "Hit All The Right Notes"

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Joe Biden took the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States. He takes charge in a deeply divided nation, inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors. WAMC has been speaking with members of Congress from the Northeast who attended the inauguration. Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, a Democrat from…

Hope and relief: US Reps. Richard Neal, James McGovern react to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris inauguration

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U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said President Joe Biden did a wonderful job Wednesday addressing, as Neal called it, “the American family” and setting a tone for his new administration. As Biden himself pointed out in a Tweet following his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, now comes a lot of hard work. That includes Biden’s COVID-19 relief legislation, a lot of…

Neal Statement on House Passage of Impeachment of President Trump

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Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 232-197 on the Article of Impeachment against President Donald J. Trump for Incitement of Insurrection. “We are a nation of laws, traditions, and values. The seditious act we witnessed on January 6th was unprecedented, and President Trump’s response to this horrific attack…

Rep. Richard Neal On Georgia Runoffs, Wednesday's Joint Session, Biden, Trump And Pelosi

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All eyes will be on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday during the joint session to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. Republican allies of President Donald Trump say they will object to some of the results as Trump continues to falsely claim that he won the election. On Twitter today, Trump inaccurately wrote that outgoing Vice President Mike Pence “has the…

Chairman Neal Statement on House Passage of the CASH Act

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Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020: “House Democrats have always favored sending more substantial relief to struggling families, and the CASH Act does just that. Increasing the second round of economic impact…

Chairman Neal Statement on President Trumps Signing of COVID Relief Legislation

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the bipartisan COVID relief and omnibus spending package that Congress passed last week: “The President’s pointless delay in approving this relief legislation cost millions of Americans a week’s worth of…

Officials react to President Trump signing the $900-billion COVID relief bill

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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- President Donald Trump has reportedly signed the $900-billion stimulus package, government spending bill. By signing the bill, it averted a government shutdown. With the president signing this bill, millions of Americans can keep their federal unemployment benefits. Also, the eviction moratorium extended, and now millions of Americans will be getting a $600…

Neal: Millions Will Lose Their Unemployment Benefits Tomorrow if Trump Does Not Sign COVID Relief Bill

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the urgent need for President Trump to sign legislation Congress passed that would extend expiring pandemic-related unemployment assistance through March 14, 2021: “If President Trump does not sign the latest COVID relief package into law today,…

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