Washington, DC | Ylan Mui, CNBCFor years, Elizabeth Warren has gotten top billing as one of President Trump’s chief critics. But these days, several other Massachusetts Democrats are gaining...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the 2017 Tax Law and Who It Left Behind
Mar 27, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you everyone for being here today. Today, the Committee begins its long overdue...
House Democrats Unveil Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions and Lower Health Care Costs
Mar 26, 2019
Washington, DCHouse Democratic leaders today unveiled a sweeping bill that would protect people living with pre-existing conditions, lower health care costs for consumers, and reverse the Trump...
Top Democrats demand Barr turn over full Mueller report, materials by April 2
Mar 26, 2019
Washington, DC | EMILY TILLETT, STEFAN BECKET, CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ, CBS NEWS The Democratic chairs of powerful committees in the House demanded Attorney General William Barr release special...
Congressman Neal receives Caritas Award at annual gala
Mar 25, 2019
Springfield, MA | iObserveSPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, (D-Springfield), Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, has received the Caritas Award for his leadership and commitment to...
Congressman Neal to Speak at MCLA 120th Commencement
Mar 25, 2019
North Adams, MA | iBerkshires StaffNORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will celebrate its 120th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler...
Release The Full Mueller Report, Mass. Members Of Congress Say
Mar 24, 2019
Washington, DC | Laney Ruckstuhl, WBURFor Massachusetts' congressional delegation, a four-page letter summarizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation into...
Mercy Medical Center’s Caritas Gala raises money for better patient care
Mar 23, 2019
Springfield, MA | Jennifer Zarate, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Mercy Medical Center held its third annual Caritas Gala, inviting guests to attend an "Evening at the Emmys." The event kicked off...
House Committee Chairs Joint Statement Calling for Full Disclosure of Mueller Report from DOJ and Release of Underlying Evidence to Relevant Committees
Mar 22, 2019
Washington, DC On February 22, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make...
Bills by Rep. Richard Neal seek to prop up retirees’ pension plans
Mar 21, 2019
Boston, MA | Shira Schoenberg, MassLiveBOSTON — Americans are living longer, spending more on health care and have less family support than past generations. Yet fewer Americans have pensions that...
Rep. Neal discusses retirement funding reform at a round-table event in Boston
Mar 21, 2019
Boston, MA | Jodi Reed, WWLPBOSTON (WWLP) - As the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Richard Neal has made it his mission to ensure that Americans do not lose benefits they've...
Congressman Richard Neal covers the ‘inside baseball’ of politics at UMass
Mar 20, 2019
Washington, DC | Will Katcher, Massachusetts Daily CollegianTo the roughly 100 people who crowded the upstairs floor of the University of Massachusetts Old Chapel Tuesday afternoon, Congressman...
Neal offers ‘inside baseball’ at UMass
Mar 20, 2019
Washington, DC | Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire GazetteU.S. Rep. Richard Neal continues to make headlines as activists pressure him on two issues: obtaining President Donald Trump’s tax returns...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin
Mar 14, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome to our witness, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Today we will discuss President Trump’s proposal to slash more than 1.4...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Medicare
Mar 13, 2019
Washington, DCU.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today on President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to cut Medicare by $845 billion over ten...
Neal Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1
Mar 8, 2019
Washington, DCUnited States Congressman Richard E. Neal issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, today by a margin of 234-193. “The...
Mass. representatives outline their political agendas
Mar 8, 2019
Springfield, MA | Taylor Jacobs, Andrew Masse, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - For about two months, Congressman Richard Neal has been the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, a...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Views and Estimates Letter
Mar 6, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning. We meet today to consider the Committee’s annual budget views and estimates for fiscal year 2020 in accordance with the requirements of...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Our Nation’s Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action
Mar 6, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Thank you everyone for being here today. Today we will hear testimony from some of the...
House Democrats Kick Off Push To Tackle Infrastructure ‘Crisis’
Mar 6, 2019
Washington, DC | Igor Bobic, HuffPost― President Donald Trump blasted investigations into his administration as “nonsense” on Tuesday, lamenting that Democratic lawmakers were not focusing on issues...