Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on reports of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) technical problems: “We...
Neal Statement on IRS Technical Issues
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Neal, Pascrell Call for House Advisory Group on Negotiations Meeting on NAFTA with the Trump Administration
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX),...
Ways and Means Democrats Demand Chairman Brady Hold NAFTA Renegotiation Hearing
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) led a letter to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) from all...
President Donald Trump, GOP tout 2019 ‘Tax Day’ changes, Democrats decry them as ‘scam’
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCWhile President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans used Tuesday's tax filing deadline to promote the changes Americans will see when submitting their federal tax returns next...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges IRS to extend tax filing deadline amid system glitch
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal called on the Internal Revenue Service to extend Tuesday's tax deadline following reports that the agency's online filing system was experiencing technical...
Neal, Blumenauer Urge Chairman Brady to Assert W&M’s Authority in Addressing Crumbling U.S. Infrastructure
Apr 13, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) requested Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) immediately hold hearings on proposals to fund...
Bicameral Democratic Committee Leaders Urge Administration to Withdraw Harmful Short-Term Insurance Rule
Apr 13, 2018
Washington, DC – House and Senate Democratic Committee health leaders called on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would encourage the sale of junk health plans that will...
Statement of Congressman Richard Neal on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Apr 12, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day which is being observed this year on Thursday, April 12. “Every year, the...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Effects of Tariff Increases on the U.S. Economy and Jobs
Apr 12, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Brady. Today’s hearing is an important opportunity to discuss the tariffs that the Administration has started imposing recently as a...
Rep. Richard Neal Says House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Departure Is No Surprise
Apr 12, 2018
Washington, DCRepublican Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he would not be running for re-election this year. And Democratic Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield says he's...
Ranking Member Neal Opening Statement at IRS Redesign, Trade and Social Security Markup
Apr 11, 2018
Washington, DC(Remarks as prepared) Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for scheduling this markup on important, bipartisan legislation on various topics within the jurisdiction of our committee. You and...
House panel approves bipartisan bills aimed at improving the IRS
Apr 11, 2018
Washington, DCThe House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday approved a package of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming the IRS, days before the April 17 tax filing deadline. The bills, which passed...
Congressman Richard Neal, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash Participate in Roundtable Conversation on Affordable Housing
Apr 10, 2018
EasthamptonEasthampton, MA —Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), the leading statewide housing policy organization in Massachusetts, today hosted a roundtable discussion on...
Congressman Neal, Secretary Ash discussing affordable housing in western Massachusetts
Apr 10, 2018
Easthampton, MAEASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Congressman Richard Neal and Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash will take part in a roundtable discussion on affordable housing Monday...
Bad Deal for Millions of Americans: New Tax Law and Budget Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Apr 10, 2018
Washington, DCAs the Democratic Leader of the House Ways & Means Committee, I strongly opposed the ill-advised Republican tax plan. The resulting law that was passed in Congress and signed by...
Officials see positive signs for affordable housing
Apr 9, 2018
Easthampton, MAEASTHAMPTON — After a year of stressful negotiating in Congress for federal money, housing officials came together Monday to discuss the effects of a recent increase in funding for...
Congressional Corner with Congressman Richard E. Neal – Part 1
Apr 5, 2018
Washington, DCThe V.A. is undergoing a leadership change. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat from the first House district, speaks with WAMC’s Alan...
Congressional Corner with Congressman Richard E. Neal – Part 3
Apr 5, 2018
Washington, DCThe State Department is going through some turmoil. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat from the first House district, wraps up his...
Congressional Corner with Congressman Richard E. Neal – Part 2
Apr 5, 2018
Northampton, MANovember looms over the rest of the year in Washington. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat from the first House district, continues...
The State We’re In: Congressman Richard Neal
Apr 2, 2018
Washington, DCAs the nation debates the recently signed $1.3 trillion federal spending budget and the weekend's March for Our Lives protests, Connecting Point's Carrie Saldo sits down with U.S....