Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after Soldier F was acquitted of seven counts of murder and attempted murder during the Bloody Sunday...
Democratic Committee Leaders Condemn Trump Administration’s Illegal Mass Firings of Federal Workers During Shutdown
Oct 21, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, 21 Democratic Ranking Members of House Committees, led by Ranking Member Robert Garcia of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Office of...
New CBO Report: Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Includes $8.8 Billion Handout for Pharmaceutical Companies
Oct 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Democratic Health Committee leaders released a joint statement following a new report from the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on a provision included in...
Q&A: Rep. Richard Neal has no plans to retreat from Democrats’ stand on tax credits to keep health care affordable
Oct 18, 2025
By Greg Sukiennik, The Berkshire Eagle In a battle of wills pitting Democrats against congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says he won't blink first. In an...
Dems demand investigation into report of IRS targeting progressives
Oct 17, 2025
They also want a sit-down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is also acting IRS commissioner, on the issue. By: Brian Faler, POLITICO House Democratic tax writers are demanding an...
Neal: It’s up to Trump, and the pressure of rising health insurance costs, to end the shutdown
Oct 17, 2025
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Democrats are firm in their resolve to protect tax credits in the Affordable Care Act as the government shutdown heads toward its fourth week. U.S....
Congressman Richard Neal says extending tax credits fastest way to reopen government
Oct 17, 2025
WATCH HERE BY Cam Jandrow Worcester On Wednesday, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal (D-First Massachusetts District) described himself as frustrated when discussing the government shutdown in...
Worried ICE has taken a relative? Shutdown cuts key communication lines for lawmakers with that agency and others.
Oct 17, 2025
By Jim Puzzanghera and Julian E.J. Sorapuru Globe Staff WASHINGTON — When people fear that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have taken a family member into custody, they frequently...
Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Investigation into the GOP’s Weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service
Oct 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) led Committee Democrats in demanding investigations into reporting from the Wall Street...
Neal, Democrats Demand Republicans End their Shutdown and Health Care Crisis
Oct 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined House Democrats in demanding Republicans return to work and end their government shutdown and health care crisis: “Democrats...
Congressman Neal speaks out on U.S. government shutdown
Oct 15, 2025
WATCH HERE by: Kaelee Collins, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. government shutdown has entered its third week as lawmakers remain at an impasse, with the Senate rejecting the House-passed...
Federal workers to miss paychecks during government shutdown
Oct 10, 2025
WATCH HERE by: Tony Fay, 22 News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The federal government shutdown has entered its ninth day with no resolution in sight, as lawmakers remain divided over health insurance...
Neal: Public pressure could be key to resolving federal shutdown
Oct 10, 2025
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The shutdown of the federal government has dragged into its second week. And there's little indication a deal is close to being reached....
Neal and Pallone: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America’s Seniors
Oct 9, 2025
Amid Widespread Reports of Disrupted Access to Care, Democratic Health Committee Leaders Urge Kennedy and Oz to Stop Playing Games With Health Care and Use Existing Legal Authority to Ensure Seniors...
Neal Demands On-Time Filing Season
Oct 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—As the Trump Administration threatens to fumble yet another basic function of government, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal wrote to the Acting...
Neal Statement on Bisignano Being Named CEO of the IRS
Oct 6, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Social Security...
Neal Statement on Failure to Release September 2025 Jobs Report
Oct 3, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) failed to publish the September...
Neal, Sánchez, Sewell Call on Congress to Reauthorize AGOA
Sep 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (D-CA), and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell...
With DC hurtling toward a shutdown, Mass. lawmakers draw battlelines over health care, tax cuts
Sep 26, 2025
By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com With a federal government shutdown moving from an “if” to a likely “when” with every passing hour, Bay State lawmakers on Capitol Hill are bracing for a fight....
Neal weighs in on a possible government shutdown, free speech
Sep 25, 2025
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government could be headed for a shutdown if an agreement on a spending plan is not reached by the end of the month. A...