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HANCOCK — If Jiminy Peak offers any indication, 100-percent renewable is doable — at least on days that are sunny or windy. Jiminy’s almost decade-long renewable energy transition took plenty of effort and money, as well as help from state and federal tax credits for solar and wind energy, to get to this goal. The Fairbank Group, which operates Jiminy and two… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden issued several executive orders aimed at combatting climate change: “President Biden recognizes that we cannot build back better without aggressively tackling the climate crisis and ensuring that our planet will be here for generations to come. We… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Under the Biden administration there is work being done on a new stimulus package, and Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal along with House Democrats are drafting a proposal that would expand child tax credits. Neal said he's hopeful that while last year's heroes act did not pass, those tax credits could be expanded under President Joe Biden in the next… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA— Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order directing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force to consider issuing guidance on best practices to advance cultural competency, language access, and… Read more »

On Wednesday, January 20th, Joseph R. Biden became the 46th President of the United States. Biden took the oath of office at a very different kind of ceremony in set against the backdrop of a global pandemic and the aftermath of a violent siege at the U.S. Capitol Building. Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, (D), attended the inauguration… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – President Joe Biden is making quick work already, signing 10 executive orders in the first week as president. Biden’s administration also revealed a COVID-19 response plan that promises to deliver 100 million vaccine shots in 100 days. He is calling on states to speed up their vaccination plans and start vaccinating people 65 and older along with… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA— Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s latest Executive Order to provide additional economic relief to workers and families in an equitable manner: “President Biden recognizes that the economic crisis in this nation is far from over. Workers and families continue… Read more »

This afternoon, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) will introduce the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 – an updated version of the Butch Lewis Act – legislation to address the worsening multiemployer pension crisis that threatens the savings of more than a million American workers and retirees. This is the first bill Chairman Neal will… Read more »

Rep. Richard Neal is on Capitol Hill today to witness the start of Joe Biden’s presidency, which he anticipates will be “a welcome contrast” to the last four years. “I think that one of the things that Joe Biden will always do — given his institutional knowledge and given the fact that he has great regard for our government institutions — it will be a… Read more »

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… Read more »