Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin...
US Rep. Richard Neal, citing Springfield CRRC jobs, says ban on buying Chinese rail cars ‘misguided’
Sep 19, 2018
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD -- As the U.S.-vs.-China trade war escalated Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said he'll work against a potential ban on transit agencies spending...
FEMA awards $130K in grants to first responders
Sep 14, 2018
Springfield, MA | Dick Lindsay, Berkshire EagleThree Berkshire communities will share nearly $130,000 to upgrade their firefighting and first responder equipment. The Federal Emergency Management...
Neal Opening Statement at Tax 2.0 Markup
Sep 13, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Brady. It’s been eight months since the Republicans passed their massive, unpaid-for tax cut bill without a single Democratic vote. At...
Neal Opening Statement on H.R. 6757 at Tax 2.0 Markup
Sep 13, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Brady. Unfortunately, today our country is in the midst of a retirement crisis. Nearly half of American private sector employees –...
Neal Blasts GOP’s “Tax 2.0” as More of the Same Failed Policy
Sep 10, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after Republicans released the text of their new tax legislation:...
New Coalition to End Hunger campaign looks to raise awareness around food insecurity in Hampden County
Sep 10, 2018
Holyoke, MA | Shannon Young, MassLiveHOLYOKE -- For Shannon Yaremchak, hunger and homelessness aren't abstract concepts, they're realities she and her four children have faced in the years since her...
Food Bank launches food-insecurity awareness campaign
Sep 10, 2018
Holyoke, MA | Jacquelyn Voghel, Daily Hampshire GazetteHOLYOKE — For Shannon Yaremchak, an instructor at the Corporation for Public Management, food insecurity remains a looming threat even as she...
Mass. Lawmakers Announce Nearly $4.5 Million in Federal Grants to Massachusetts Fire Departments
Sep 7, 2018
Washington, DCUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Richard E. Neal, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, William Keating, Joseph P. Kennedy III,...
Neal Statement on Republican Attack on Pre-Existing Condition Protections
Sep 5, 2018
Washington, DCWays & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after today’s oral arguments in Texas v. United States: “Today, the Trump Administration...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Health Bills and Trade Resolution of Inquiry
Sep 5, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, I know that the bills before us today have bipartisan support. Some are even issues of longstanding interest to our members. But I think we...
Good news for newspapers: Tariffs on Canadian newsprint could end soon
Sep 1, 2018
Northampton, MA | Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire GazetteNORTHAMPTON — Controversial tariffs imposed on newsprint by the Trump administration have caused added financial burden for newspapers across...
Mass. Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $4 Million in Federal Funding to Massachusetts Fire Departments
Aug 31, 2018
Washington, DCUnited States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Richard E. Neal, James P. McGovern, Michael Capuano, Niki Tsongas, William Keating, Joseph P....
Neal Statement on Administration Notification of Intent to Sign New NAFTA Agreement
Aug 31, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration notified Congress that it intends...
Neal Statement on President Trump’s Proposal to Cancel Pay Raise for Federal Workers
Aug 30, 2018
Springfield, MA(SPRINGFIELD, MA) Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in response to President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to cancel a pay raise for nearly 2 million...
Congressman Richard Neal criticizes Trump over pay raise nixing for federal workers
Aug 30, 2018
Springfield, MA | Lucas Ropek, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD - After President Donald Trump announced that he would be cancelling pay raises for almost 2 million federal workers, Springfield congressman...
Neal Statement on the International Trade Commission’s Decision on Canadian Newsprint Tariffs
Aug 29, 2018
Springfield, MA(SPRINGFIELD, MA) Congressman Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, today welcomed in the strongest possible terms the decision by the...
Ed Markey, Richard Neal laud International Trade Commission vote reversing Trump administration’s newsprint tariffs
Aug 29, 2018
Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveMassachusetts congressional lawmakers praised federal trade officials Wednesday for voting to overturn the Trump administration's tariffs on Canadian...
Court blocks Trump tariffs on newsprint
Aug 29, 2018
Washington, DC | Kevin Freking, Associated PressIn a victory for the American newspaper industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday blocked tariffs imposed by the Trump...
Neal Statement on U.S.-Mexico Trade Announcement
Aug 28, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it had resolved bilateral...