Washington, DC Members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation are unanimous in their opposition of the GOP's nearly $1.5 trillion package overhauling corporate and personal taxes....
US Rep. Richard Neal leads House Democrats in charge against GOP tax bill
Nov 16, 2017
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, led a series of House Democrats Thursday in calling for the rejection of a Republican-backed tax overhaul plan -- legislation which he argued...
Ways & Means Announces Bipartisan Extenders Package
Nov 15, 2017
Washington, DCHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today announced a bipartisan agreement relating to Medicare “extenders,” policies that...
U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal Issues Statement Following Vote on National Defense Authorization Act
Nov 14, 2017
Washington, DCToday, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the National Defense Authorization Act, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement. “Today I voted in favor of...
Our Opinion: Neal on front lines of D.C. tax battle
Nov 13, 2017
Washington, DCIn a sense, the long career of First District Congressman Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat, has been leading up to this battle. The congressman has long been focused on tax policy...
North Adams Armory dedicated to Michael DeMarsico II
Nov 11, 2017
North Adams, MANORTH ADAMS — Melanie Rancourt remembered the time when, as a high school student, Michael DeMarsico II had his caricature drawn. He asked that it be as a soldier. "I can still see...
US Rep. Richard Neal, Massachusetts lawmakers seek ‘fairer,’ bipartisan path forward on GOP tax overhaul plan
Nov 10, 2017
Washington, DCMembers of Massachusetts' congressional delegation continued to push back this week against efforts to advance a Republican-backed tax bill, calling for a "fairer" approach to the...
Federal grant awarded to Franklin County Family Drug Court
Nov 10, 2017
Greenfield, MAGREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- Franklin County took a major step in the fight against the opioid epidemic. Congressmen Richard Neal and Jim McGovern joined state and local officials to...
Congressman Neal on GOP tax bill: “This is obviously weighted to people at the top”
Nov 10, 2017
Greenfield, MAGREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There’s a lot of controversy surrounding a republican tax bill. Republicans are trying to finalize a tax reform bill, but it’s facing opposition from many...
Ranking Member Neal Presents Closing Remarks During the House GOP Tax Bill Markup in the Ways and Means Committee
Nov 9, 2017
Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal today delivered the following remarks at the Ways and Means Committee Markup in opposition to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:...
Neal Statement on Ways and Means Passage of Republican Tax Legislation
Nov 9, 2017
Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after the Republican tax legislation passed out of committee: "The legislation that...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of the Republican Tax Plan
Nov 6, 2017
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Brady. I believe the bill before us today is a bad deal for millions of Americans, particularly those in the Middle Class. The...
Congressman Richard Neal On The GOP Tax Plan
Nov 5, 2017
Washington, DCThe House Republican plan to overhaul the tax code will be the focus of intense debate over the next few weeks. President Trump wants Congress to pass a measure he can sign by the end...
Neal Statement on the Republican Tax Plan
Nov 2, 2017
Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after introduction of the Ryan-McConnell Republican tax plan: “I have been around...
Massachusetts Democrats say GOP tax plan hurts working families, falls short of ‘real reform’
Nov 2, 2017
Washington, DCSeveral members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation railed against House Republicans' latest plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, contending that the proposal unveiled Thursday...
Neal on Front Lines as GOP Begins Tax Reform Push
Nov 2, 2017
Statehouse, BOSTONSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 2, 2017.....After a one-day delay, U.S. House Republicans are due Thursday to roll out their tax plan but U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, invoking Ronald Reagan,...
Neal assails Republicans’ tax plan as ‘terrible policy’
Nov 2, 2017
Boston, MABOSTON — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Thursday issued a statement assailing the House tax bill as "terrible policy" spawned by a "rushed, partisan and secret process." In the statement, he...
Neal Asks Chairman Brady to Delay Ways & Means Tax Markup
Nov 1, 2017
Washington, DCWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today sent a letter to Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady asking that he delay next week’s full committee markup after...
Neal Opposes GOP-Proposed Cap on Retirement Savings Contributions
Nov 1, 2017
Washington, DCToday, U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal released the following statement regarding the reports of a cap on retirement savings in 401(k) plans as outlined in the GOP tax reform...
US Rep. Richard Neal urges GOP to slow tax overhaul process, blasts proposed cap on retirement savings contributions
Nov 1, 2017
Washington, DCWith Republicans having delayed the introduction of their plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, Congressman Richard Neal, D-Springfield, urged House GOP leaders Wednesday to respectively...