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Chairman Neal Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Springfield, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the news of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 years old.  "I was saddened this evening to hear the news of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A true trailblazer. Our country will forever be indebted to her and the inroads she made for every woman, young…

Congressman Neal Discusses 2020 Census Deadline in Chicopee

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CHICOPEE — Early indications from the 2020 Census show Massachusetts' population is growing fast enough to retain all nine of its Congressional districts, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said Friday. Neal spoke at a Chicopee event urging people across the region to respond during what officials fear will be the last 12 days of the 2020 count. Neal said he’s basing his…

Chairman Neal Statement on Trumps Empty Drug Pricing Order

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s latest drug pricing political stunt: “Republicans and President Trump have made their priorities clear — when given the chance, they handed big pharmaceutical companies billions of dollars in tax cuts instead of helping…

Westfield honors 9/11 dead, including 3 city natives

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Nineteen years ago, three Westfield natives were among those killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, and their hometown remembered them Friday in an annual ceremony at the memorial erected in their honor. The 9/11 Memorial Park is dedicated to Westfield natives Tara Shea-Creamer, Brian Murphy, and Daniel Trant, who died in the attacks launched on Sept. 11,…

Neal Calls on IRS to Expedite Mailing of Notifications to Non-Filers Eligible for EIPs

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to begin notifying non-filers eligible for economic impact payments (EIPs) immediately, rather than waiting until the end of the month. In his letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Neal pointed out that individuals only have until October 15 to…

Chairman Neal Statement on UK-EU Brexit Negotiations

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom: “Earlier this year, the European Union and the United Kingdom approved a Withdrawal Agreement that established the terms of the United Kingdom's orderly exit from the EU. I urge both sides…

Chairman Neal Statement on the August 2020 Jobs Report

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) August 2020 jobs report: “We must not forget that tens of millions of Americans remain unemployed as a direct result of the pandemic, and the Trump Administration's ineffectual response continues to make it…

Neal Joins Larson in Introducing Bills to Block Trump's Plan to End Social Security

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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…

Massachusetts Lawmakers Hail USDA Decision to Extend School Nutrition Waivers Through December

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 – 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…

Funding announcement kicks-off Elm Street redevelopment project

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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…

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