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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- There's been a back-and-forth on the next round of stimulus checks for the American people coming from the White House. Negotiations hit a stand still Tuesday on the economic relief bill and then, late last night, the president said he is once again willing to go to the negotiating table. It's been six months since a stimulus bill was signed into law,… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump announced he would no longer engage in COVID-19 relief package negotiations: “President Trump is turning his back on the American people in their hour of greatest need. Families are going hungry and losing their homes. More than 210,000 Americans… 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) September 2020 jobs report: “As the Trump Administration continues to fail to manage the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, staggering numbers of Americans remain out of work. In September, the recovery of jobs slowed, the… Read more »

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House passage of the updated Heroes Act: “Today, House Democrats once again led the way in helping our country recover from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and recession. This updated legislation uses proven tools to give Americans both the immediate relief they need and assistance to… Read more »

A long-running lawsuit by the House Ways and Means Committee to access President Donald Trump’s tax returns will continue after the New York Times published a lengthy report about the returns on Sunday.  The newspaper obtained years of the president’s tax documents from an unnamed source. It reports Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — The New York Times' exhaustive report into President Donald J. Trump’s troubled finances and a looming tax audit that could cost him more than $100 million asks the same question U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal wants to see answered. “We want the IRS to tell us how they audit a presidential tax form,” Neal, D-Springfield, said Monday in… Read more »

 House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. The $2.2 trillion legislation protects lives, livelihoods and the life of our democracy. To address needs that have arisen since the House first acted, the updated… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement regarding the latest New York Times reporting on President Trump’s taxes: “This reporting shines a stark light on the vastly different experience people with power and influence have when interacting with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) than the average… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said it is imperative that another relief package be approved in order to keep the economy moving forward as the nation continues to address the coronavirus pandemic. “Much of this is based upon the urgency of the moment for sure, but the understanding that the resurgence of the virus as we head into fall and winter would… Read more »

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – House Democrats are once again bringing up negotiations to push through another COVID-19 relief stimulus aid package. The legislation in the works would be a proposed $2.4 trillion aid package as opposed to the $3.4 trillion HEROES Act that stalled in the Senate. In a news briefing in Springfield Friday, Congressman Richard Neal said this aid is crucial… Read more »