Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Save our Social Security Now Act with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal and 19 colleagues to overturn President Trump’s executive action to defer payroll contributions. They also introduced a resolution of disapproval working in a parallel effort… Read more »
– Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02), Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), William Keating (MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) hailed the U.S. Department of… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Governor Charlie Baker made a stop in Springfield on Thursday to be part of a big announcement about a downtown housing project, decades in the works, now coming to fruition.
The Elm Street project, which includes 3-7 and 13-31 Elm Street, will be transferred to private developers in November.
The result will be market rate housing and retail space.
There… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the death of former Springfield Mayor William Sullivan who died yesterday at age 95.
“Bill Sullivan was the son of immigrants from the west of Ireland who would become the Chief Executive Officer of the third largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
As a lifelong public servant, he… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno today joined with Congressman Richard E. Neal, Governor Charlie Baker, officials from MassMutual, MGM, and MassHousing, and other project stakeholders to officially launch the historic $51.3 million Elm Street Redevelopment and Preservation Project.
This strategic downtown economic development project is made possible by an unprecedented… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD — The long-awaited start of construction at the former Court Square Hotel property at 13-31 Elm St. is ready to commence as the downtown property is being transferred to developers.
WinnCompanies of Boston, and co-developer Peter Picknelly’s Opal Real Estate, of Springfield, will transform the historic hotel site into apartments after the Springfield Redevelopment… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A ribbon cutting was held for the opening of Pride on State Street in Springfield Wednesday morning.
Congressman Richard Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and State Senator James Welch joined with Robert Bolduc, owner of Pride Stores attended the event.
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SPRINGFIELD — Neighborhood residents and local officials praised the new Pride store on State Street Wednesday, saying it has brought greatly needed healthy food options and jobs to Mason Square.
During the grand opening ceremony, many residents and officials thanked Pride Stores CEO Robert Bolduc for their investment in the neighborhood, which has a large minority population and… Read more »
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal marked 100 days since the House passed The Heroes Act, an urgently needed bill to secure the strategic testing, tracing and treatment required to reopen safely, to provide strong support for our frontline heroes in state and local government, and to put money in the pockets of the American people.
Yet, Senate Republicans and the… Read more »
Today, with the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. The Delivering for America Act requires the Postal Service to return to the Postal Service operations and levels of service that were in place on January 1, 2020 throughout the duration of the coronavirus public health… Read more »