Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump conducted unauthorized military strikes in Iran. “In 2018, President Trump pulled the...
Neal disputes Trump’s statements on Social Security, Medicare
Feb 25, 2026
WATCH HERE by: Kristina D'Amours, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal challenged President Trump’s description of the United States economy following the State of the Union...
Neal says Trump’s State of the Union remarks came across as ‘angry,’ ‘vindictive’
Feb 25, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Last night President Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union Address. And some Democratic lawmakers decided not to attend. That...
Vault: Neal forecasts new tariff battles
Feb 24, 2026
By Laura Weiss, Punchbowl News House Democrats are weighing new efforts to target President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil in the wake of the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling. Rep....
Local U.S. Reps. sit out State of the Union: ‘Rather stick needles in my eyeballs’
Feb 24, 2026
By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com For the first time since they began their tenures as members of Congress, U.S. Reps. Richard E. Neal and James P. McGovern said they would be absent from the...
Neal Statement on Republican Depletion of Medicare Funding
Feb 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report that...
Neal Celebrates the Supreme Court Striking Down Trump’s Unlawful Tariffs
Feb 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump’s unlawful IEEPA tariffs: “Today’s...
High court strikes down Trump tariffs; Neal hails ‘victory for the American people’
Feb 20, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and businesses statewide welcomed the news Friday of the Supreme Court’s ruling that strikes down Donald Trump’s tariffs....
Two WMass businesses gauge impact of end of Trump tariffs
Feb 20, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE – Avocados from Mexico used to sell five for $3. But after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Mexico, the best prices at Fruit Fair supermarket in...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Gift to the Ultra-Rich
Feb 19, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s latest giveaway to big corporations:...
Democrats pushing for ICE reforms as funding runs out
Feb 17, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government is partially shut down. Specifically, funding for the Department of Homeland Security ran out over the...
Oxford Receives $2M for Main St. Project
Feb 14, 2026
By Craig S. Semon, Worcester Telegram OXFORD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal joined Town Manager Jennifer M. Callahan on Friday, Feb. 13, to announce $2 million in federal funding for the town’s...
Neal Announces $2,000,000 Earmark for Town of Oxford Main Street Improvement Project
Feb 13, 2026
Oxford, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Oxford Town Manager Jennifer Callahan to announce $2,000,000 in federal funding for the Town of Oxford's Main Street Improvement Project....
House to vote on repealing Trump-era tariffs on Canada; Neal reacts
Feb 11, 2026
WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resolution to rescind tariffs President Trump imposed on Canada...
Rep. Neal honors vet and radio host Bill Sturgeon
Feb 11, 2026
WATCH HERE By Ashley Shook, 22 News PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recognized the retirement of Bill Sturgeon, a Vietnam veteran and longtime Berkshire County radio host, during a...
House votes to disapprove of Trump’s Canada tariffs
Feb 11, 2026
By Daniel Desrochers and Meredith Lee Hill, POLITICO The House on Wednesday voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining the Democrats in the symbolic...
Neal Statement on Democrats Stopping Trump’s Reckless Tariffs with Canada
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Democrats forced a vote terminating Trump’s Canada tariffs: “For a year,...
Neal Blasts the Trump Administration for Improper Disclosure of Confidential Taxpayer Data
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures and lawlessness of the Trump Administration after it was reported that the Internal...
Neal Statement on January 2026 Jobs Report
Feb 11, 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 delayed January...
Neal Honors Vietnam Veteran and WTBR “Morning Drive” Host Bill Sturgeon
Feb 10, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of a pillar in western Massachusetts and a fixture in Berkshire County: my dear friend, Bill Sturgeon. Born to a...