Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and other local dignitaries made the ceremonial first trip south Friday on CTrail from the renovated Union Station to...
Massachusetts lawmakers renew call for Trump administration to provide disaster housing aid to Puerto Rico hurricane evacuees
Jun 14, 2018
Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith many families displaced by Hurricane Maria facing potential homelessness when federal aid runs out on June 30, Massachusetts lawmakers again urged the...
Massachusetts officials looking to study possible rail service between Boston, Springfield
Jun 13, 2018
Springfield, MA | WCBV BostonSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts officials plan to hire a consultant to study the possibility of passenger rail service between Boston and Springfield. Republican Gov....
Massachusetts lawmakers say North Korea agreement ‘vaguest and least detailed’ yet
Jun 13, 2018
Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveMembers of Massachusetts' congressional delegation raised concerns Tuesday about President Donald Trump's signed agreement with North Korean Leader Kim Jong...
Baker Announces Long-Sought Study Of Boston-Springfield Train
Jun 13, 2018
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCTwo initiatives are underway to bring more passenger train service to western Massachusetts. Officials predict it will strengthen the region’s economy by providing...
Neal, Governor Baker announce study of east to west rail service
Jun 13, 2018
Springfield, MA | Mike Masciadrelli, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Governor Baker joined state and local officials to announce two state transportation initiatives at Union Station Tuesday. ...
Mass. lawmakers express concerns over U.S.-North Korea agreement
Jun 13, 2018
Springfield, MA | Mary Cate Mannion, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Some state lawmakers have expressed concerns about the lack of details in the agreement between Kim Jong Un and...
tate to study feasibility of rail service from Springfield to Boston
Jun 13, 2018
Springfield, MA | Maggie, Lohmiller, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker made a major announcement on Tuesday about the future of rail transportation in the...
Region’s rail service set for boost
Jun 13, 2018
Springfield, MA | Luis Feldman, Hampshire GazetteSPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, Gov. Charlie Baker and state officials are hoping to spur greater economic development across the...
Expanded north-south rail service from Springfield to begin in June 2019
Jun 13, 2018
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveAbout a year from now, travelers will be able to leave Greenfield on a morning train, make it to Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal in 4 hours, 15 minutes and be...
State Officials Launch Passenger Rail Expansion Efforts
Jun 13, 2018
Springfield, MA | iBerkshiresSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The state is launching the first step in determining the feasibility of east/west passenger rail between Pittsfield and Boston. Gov....
Neal Joins Baker-Polito Administration to Announce Western Massachusetts Rail Initiatives
Jun 12, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal today joined Governor Charlie Baker, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, members of...
Democratic Health Leaders Respond to Trump Administration’s Attack on Access to Affordable Care and the Rule of Law
Jun 8, 2018
Washington, DC Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01), Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr....
Western Massachusetts hurricane evacuees press lawmakers for action, long-term housing help
Jun 8, 2018
Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveWith federal housing support set to run out on June 30, dozens of Western Massachusetts residents displaced by the Puerto Rico hurricane took to Capitol Hill...
US Rep. Richard Neal, House Democrats call DOJ’s refusal to defend Obamacare provisions ‘stunning attack on the rule of law’
Jun 8, 2018
Washington, DC | Shannon Young, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, and other House Democrats condemned the Trump administration Friday after the Justice Department announced it would not...
Neal Speech Against HR 3, the Trump-GOP Rescissions bill
Jun 7, 2018
Washington, DCMr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 3, the Trump-GOP rescissions bill, which would cut about $15 billion in appropriated spending. Today’s bill is HR 3. HR 1 was...
Neal Statement on 2018 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
Jun 6, 2018
Washington, DCWays & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement on the 2018 Medicare Trustees Report and 2018 Social Security Trustees Report: “In...
Scott, Neal Release New GAO Report on the Solvency of the Black Lung Trust Fund
Jun 4, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), Committee on Education and the Workforce and Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01), Committee on Ways and Means issued the following statements...
Rep. Neal Decries Efforts To Discredit Special Counsel Mueller
Jun 1, 2018
Washington, DC | Josh Landes, WAMCWestern Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal says that there’s a public relations campaign being waged against Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Neal, a...
Neal Statement on the Imposition of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on U.S. Allies
May 31, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the imposition of new duties on steel and...