SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its intention to lower tariffs on...
Neal Statement on Trump’s China Capitulation
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Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Health Care Sabotage
Sep 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to strip hundreds of thousands of...
Neal, Larson, Davis Demand Bisignano Answer for Social Security Staffing Crisis
Sep 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), alongside Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee...
Neal Statement on Sanctions Bill Vote
Sep 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia...
Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup
Sep 16, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Families have had it with the harm of Republican leadership and the broken promises of a President who only looks out for himself....
Neal on the House Floor: The American People Can’t Afford Congress to Hand Trump More Tariff Power
Sep 16, 2026
WATCH HERE (As prepared for delivery) M/ Speaker, I rise today not only because I’m concerned about what this bill would do to the people but also because of what a stain it will be on this...
Westfield’s 104th Fighter Wing celebrates impending arrival of F-35 jets
Sep 13, 2026
By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com WESTFIELD — In a matter of weeks, the first of the F-35 fighter planes built for 104th Fighter Wing will be arriving, bringing with them some of the most...
Neal, Meeks, Beyer Statement on Russia Sanctions Legislation
Sep 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Senior House Democrat of Congress’ Joint...
Western New England University inaugurates new president Joseph Hartman
Sep 10, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — At his inauguration Thursday as the seventh president of Western New England University, Joseph C. Hartman recalled being asked to teach the computer...
Neal Makes Sixth Stop on “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” Tour with Visit to Southbridge
Sep 8, 2026
Southbridge, MA — Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Southbridge Town Manager Jack Jovan and town officials to highlight the impact of federal investments made possible by the American...
Neal Statement on August 2026 Jobs Report
Sep 4, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the August 2026 jobs...
Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Racist Weaponization of the IRS
Sep 3, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration issued proposed regulations that strip...
Neal Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Critical Resources and Supply Chains
Sep 2, 2026
(As submitted for the record) President Trump has spent his term running the economy into the ground. Despite bold promises to deliver for the people on lower prices and abundant jobs and...
Roofers union pension saved as Congressman Neal secures $5.8 million
Aug 28, 2026
By Amy Porter | Reminder Publishing | aporter@thereminder.com HOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal joined union leaders and retirees at the Laborers Local 596 Union Hall on Thursday to celebrate saving...
Neal Makes Fifth Stop on “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” Tour with Visit to Pittsfield
Aug 24, 2026
Pittsfield, MA — On Monday, August 24, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti and city officials at Zion Lutheran Church to highlight the impact of federal...
Neal Statement on Trump Blowing Canada Trade Talks
Aug 22, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Trump blew up trade negotiations with Canada: “Trump has once again blown a...
Neal Demands Answers for Trump Administration’s Trampling of IRS Employee Rights
Aug 21, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) CEO Frank J. Bisignano, following up on his March 4, 2026,...
Neal tours Agawam High School building site, touts legislative successes
Aug 21, 2026
by Sarah Heinonen, The Reminder AGAWAM — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal stopped in Agawam on Aug. 18 to tour the high school building project. The site was the second stop on Neal’s Landmark Laws, Local...
Neal Makes Fourth Stop on “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” Tour with Visit to East Longmeadow
Aug 20, 2026
East Longmeadow, MA — On Thursday, August 20, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined East Longmeadow Town Manager Thomas Christensen, East Longmeadow Town Council Vice President James Leydon, East...
East Longmeadow receives over $12 million in federal funding
Aug 20, 2026
WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal visited East Longmeadow as part of his “Landmark Laws, Local Investments” tour to review community...