Washington, DCA congressional effort to solve a multiemployer pension fund crisis got underway Wednesday with the first meeting of a special joint select committee of House and Senate members,...
Congressman Neal honored at 26th annual Washington DC National Gala
Mar 14, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Congressman Richard Neal was honored in Washington DC Wednesday night. It was a “Black Tie Affair” at the National Building Museum. It’s...
Clinton AME Zion Church rehab earns $389,000 National Park Service grant
Mar 14, 2018
Great BarringtonGREAT BARRINGTON — A project that will turn a historic African-American church building into a center for African-American culture and local heritage got a critical boost...
Neal to Host Forum to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
Mar 13, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Neal, the Embassy of Ireland to the United States and the Northern Ireland Bureau are hosting a public forum to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday...
Gateway graduate accepted into U.S. Naval Academy
Mar 13, 2018
Huntington, MAHUNTINGTON – Gateway 2017 graduate Frank “Franky” Tangredi’s goal was to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. When he wasn’t selected last year, instead of giving up he gave himself “a full...
Neal Joins 140 House Democrats to Urge Trump: Follow the Law; Impose Sanctions on Russia
Mar 12, 2018
Washington, DCToday, 140 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives called on President Trump to follow the letter and spirit of the law by imposing sanctions against those behind...
Greylock Shows Neal Results of Grant for Underserved Clients
Mar 12, 2018
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In October, a man walked into Greylock Federal Credit Union with little cash in his account and little credit. He also didn't have heat. He hadn't paid his gas...
Rep. Richard Neal: Ten proposals to address gun violence in America
Mar 12, 2018
Pittsfield, MASPRINGFIELD — In the wake of the most recent school shooting in Parkland, Fla., students across the country are rising up to bring attention to school safety and gun control. In an age...
Neal Celebrates Renovated Hangar for 104th Fighter Wing
Mar 9, 2018
Washington, DCBARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTFIELD, Mass. – Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Richard Neal and Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe will join the men and...
Neal Joins Baker-Polito Administration for Announcement of $13.7 Million Project Launch of Berkshires Life Sciences Innovation Hub
Mar 9, 2018
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, MA – March 9, 2018 - Today, the Baker-Polito Administration celebrated the state’s commitment to the $13.7 million Berkshire Innovation Center, which will catalyze and...
Neal Statement on President Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Announcement
Mar 8, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump announced his plan to impose tariffs of 10 percent on aluminum imports...
Congressman Neal Celebrates Women’s History Month
Mar 8, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on International Women's Day in honor of National Women's History Month. "March is Women’s History Month, a time when...
Congressman Neal Joins Congressman Serrano in Bicameral Letter Urging Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Expedite and Expand Community Disaster Loan for Puerto Rico
Mar 8, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Congressman José E. Serrano, a longtime member of the House Appropriations Committee, led a bicameral letter with 57 of his colleagues to Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges business leaders to invest tax savings into employees’ retirement plans
Mar 7, 2018
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal called on American business leaders this week to take money they have saved under the Trump administration's recently enacted corporate tax cuts and invest it in...
Neal Urges Business Leaders to Invest Tax Windfall in Employees’ Retirements
Mar 6, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Business Roundtable Chairman Jamie Dimon encouraging companies to help their workers weather the United...
Neal Talks Gun Violence With Taconic, PHS Students
Mar 6, 2018
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, Mass. — Students left the classroom last week to give voice to their concerns about school shootings after 17 high school students and faculty were killed in the state of...
Students Meet With Rep. Neal To Talk Gun Reform
Mar 5, 2018
Washington, DCAround the country, students have been planning walkouts and other protests after the school shooting in Florida last month. On Monday, students in Pittsfield met with one of the top...
Congressman applauds students’ gun violence protest
Mar 5, 2018
Washington, DCIt has been nearly three weeks since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School claimed the lives of 17 people. Last week, about 200 Pittsfield and Taconic High School...
Neal meets with Pittsfield students on how to ‘turn outrage into public policy’ on guns
Mar 5, 2018
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD — A week ago, hundreds of city high school students walked out of Pittsfield and Taconic high schools in solidarity with a mounting national movement in...
Neal, Larson, and Davis Call for Social Security Funding Boost to Reduce Wait Times and Backlogs
Mar 1, 2018
Washington, DCToday, three Ranking Members from the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related...