Feb 9, 2018
Washington, DC PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The region's congressional delegation is pushing Environment Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to uphold the EPA's 2016 order that contaminated material...
Feb 9, 2018
Washington, DCMassachusetts federal lawmakers are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to push General Electric to finish cleaning the polluted parts of the Housatonic River and cart the toxic...
Feb 8, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 4979, bipartisan legislation that renews the...
Feb 8, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after Mass Mutual announced a major expansion which will add 1,500 jobs in the City of Springfield and invest $300...
Feb 7, 2018
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rep. John Larson (CT-01), and Rep, Richard Neal (MA-01) announced updated guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that extends the...
Feb 7, 2018
Washington, DCHomeowners hit with repair costs because tainted concrete used in their foundations and basements is crumbling have more time now to claim their loss as as a deduction on their federal...
Feb 7, 2018
Washington, DCState officials announced more help is coming for people with crumbling foundations in northern, central and eastern Connecticut Wednesday. Congressmen Joe Courtney (D) and John Larson...
Feb 6, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) I am pleased we are holding a hearing to identify solutions to address opioid abuse and dependence specifically in the Medicare space. Although overdose...
Feb 5, 2018
Washington, DCAs the opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the nation, top House Democratic health leaders have requested that insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage and...
Feb 2, 2018
Washington, DCSpringfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Commissioner of Health and Human Services Helen Caulton-Harris, Director of Capital Asset Construction Peter J....
Feb 2, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after President Trump authorized the release of the controversial classified memo written by House Intelligence...
Feb 2, 2018
Westfield, MAWESTFIELD – U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-MA) visited Westfield High School on Thursday to honor senior Zachary Medeiros for his acceptance one week ago into the U.S. Naval...
Feb 2, 2018
Washington, DCA day after President Donald Trump spelled out his accomplishments in his first State of the Union address, the region’s two congressmen said the president’s message failed to unify...
Feb 2, 2018
Lee, MALEE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is no stranger to the classroom. And on Thursday, it showed. Neal, who once taught history at Catholic High School in Springfield, held court before a group...
Feb 1, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD – Congressman Richard Neal believes that in today’s political atmosphere “outrage prevents us from having earnest, sincere conversations with the goal being let’s get a...
Feb 1, 2018
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD, Mass. — The ranking Democrat in the U.S. House's Ways and Means Committee wants to get to negotiations on an infrastructure bill. President Donald Trump is proposing a $1.5...
Jan 31, 2018
Washington, DCFollowing President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address Tuesday night, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal released the following statement. “It is important that President...
Jan 31, 2018
Washington, DCSeveral Massachusetts Democrats came out swinging with criticism in response to President Trump's State of the Union speech. Trump addressed a deeply divided Congress and nation...
Jan 31, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Democratic Congressman Richard Neal gave President Trump’s State of the Union address a mixed review. During a Springfield news conference Wednesday...
Jan 30, 2018
Washington, DCWorkforce development is a common theme in manufacturing, and Germany-based glass manufacturer SCHOTT is no different. The company, with two locations in Southbridge and a North...
