WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the Trump Administration for endangering children by attempting to exact political revenge against...
Neal Statement on December 2025 Jobs Report
Jan 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the December 2025 jobs...
Rep. Neal after 17 Republicans break ranks on health care: ‘The ACA is not going away’
Jan 9, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — One day after leading a successful House debate, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said Friday he’s confident Affordable Care Act tax credits will...
Neal Statement on Hoyer Retirement
Jan 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced he would not seek reelection, retiring...
Neal criticizes ICE and Trump administration’s foreign policies
Jan 8, 2026
WATCH HERE by: Areta Odiah, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minnesota, prompting Congressman Richard Neal to...
Neal expresses optimism over ACA tax credit extension
Jan 8, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Thursday to pass a three-year extension to health care tax credits under the Affordable Care...
After Democrats Force Action to Lower Costs, Ranking Member Neal Leads Debate on the House Floor
Jan 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) took to the House Floor to demand Republicans finally choose families over billionaires, extend the ACA tax...
Western Mass. congressmen demand answers from Trump administration on Venezuela
Jan 7, 2026
LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By James Paleologopoulos As the dust begins to settle on recent U.S. actions in Venezuela, lawmakers in western Massachusetts are demanding answers over the...
Mass. politicians react to military operations in Venezuela
Jan 3, 2026
By Mark Gardyna, Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM) - On Saturday, Representative Richard Neal and Senator Elizabeth Warren released a statement in reaction to the military operation in Venezuela that...
Neal Statement on President Trump’s Unauthorized Military Actions in Venezuela
Jan 3, 2026
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump conducted an unauthorized military operation that resulted in the capture of...
Auto IRAs can help more workers save more money for retirement
Dec 30, 2025
By Bill Schmick, The Berkshire Eagle In 2025, more than 1 million workers saved $2 billion plus toward retirement through state-sponsored automated savings plans. Now, legislation introduced by a...
Mass. Congressman Neal on ACA subsidy extension fight and stakes, Federal Reserve and more
Dec 24, 2025
LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By James Paleologopoulos Last week, the United States Congress left Washington for the year - after both the House and Senate came short of passing key...
Federal legislation to hurt area healthcare, warn Neal, Baystate CEO
Dec 22, 2025
By Sarah Heinonen | The Westfield News | sheinonen@thereminder.com SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health CEO Peter Banko and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal sat on either side of a low table in front of about 150...
Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals
Dec 18, 2025
After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just...
Republicans break from leadership to force ACA tax credit vote in the U.S. House
Dec 17, 2025
LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media Four Republicans in the U.S. House on Wednesday joined with Democrats in forcing a vote on extending tax credits under the Affordable Care Act....
Neal on the House Floor: “The Republican Bill Was Put Together with Bubblegum and Elmer’s Glue”
Dec 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) spoke on the House floor to slam the Republican health care bill, which does nothing to lower costs for families or...
Neal Statement on Jeffries Discharge Petition
Dec 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Leader Jeffries’s discharge petition, to extend the enhanced Affordable...
Neal Statement on War Powers Resolution Votes
Dec 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting in favor of both H.Con.Res. 61 – Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War...
Neal Underscores Importance of Antisemitism Commission Following Sydney Attacks
Dec 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement underscoring the importance of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism, as Jewish...
Neal Statement on November 2025 Jobs Report
Dec 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the overdue November...