Press Releases

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) April 2025 jobs report:

“Donald Trump inherited a job market that was shattering expectations and growing at record pace. While the coattails of the progress made by Democrats and the last Administration remain, the President has used his first 100 days in office to needlessly jeopardize our economy while stagnating growth. His recklessness has put fear in markets, and caused prices to rise, ports to empty, and the GDP to shrink. Now is the time for Congressional Republicans stand up for their constituents, but instead, they are readying legislation that will threaten our economy, hand fat checks to the wealthy, and make massive cuts to programs that everyone else relies on.  

“The Trump economy isn’t going to work for families, and they know it. That’s why they are delaying unveiling their marquee legislation and it’s no wonder why nearly three out of four of Americans think Trump’s policies will drive us to a recession.  As I said just before the President took office, this economy is his. The decisions he makes, and the consequences they bear, speak for themselves." 

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