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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Apr 2, 2018
Washington, DCThe once mighty Massachusetts delegation — locked out of power and languishing in the minority in Congress — may be poised to seize back some of its former glory. If some political...
Mar 29, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today following the Trump administration’s decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census form: “I believe...
Mar 29, 2018
SouthbridgeSouthbridge, MA – Community leaders and patients gathered today at Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.’s satellite health center at 32 Orchard Street in Southbridge, MA for a ribbon...
Mar 29, 2018
SouthbridgeSOUTHBRIDGE – A local congressman on Wednesday praised Schott North America on Charlton Street as an example of how an increasingly global economy can benefit the region. U.S. Rep....
Mar 26, 2018
Washington, DCDuring a ceremony in Washington earlier this month hosted by Preservation Action, Historic Tax Credit Coalition, and National Trust for Historic Preservation, Congressman Richard E....
Mar 25, 2018
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Sunday was the final day to visit the JFK exhibit at the Springfield Museum. The special exhibit titled “Jack & Jackie: The Kennedy’s in the White...
Mar 23, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after President Donald J. Trump appointed John R. Bolton as his 3rd national security advisor in 14 months. Bolton...
Mar 23, 2018
Washington, DC Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr....
Mar 23, 2018
Washington, DC The Senate passed by unanimous consent yesterday H.R. 4547, the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 – bipartisan legislation to strengthen and...
Mar 22, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump announced the Administration’s findings from the Section 301...
