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...
Lawmakers seek information on curbing opioid addiction in Medicare
Feb 28, 2018
Washington, DCTop Republicans and Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are requesting information from critical stakeholders on how to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Medicare, as...
Neal Statement Against Arming Teachers
Feb 27, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers and other school staffers was a way to solve gun...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup on Views and Estimates on the Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Budget
Feb 27, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) I thank the Chairman for holding this markup today and I regret that we were not able to find consensus on the Views & Estimates...
Neal Statement on Appointment to Select Committee on Pensions
Feb 23, 2018
Washington, DC Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on his appointment to the new Joint Select Committee on Solvency and Multiemployer...
Neal & Pallone Introduce Bill Expanding Access to Medicare Beneficiaries for Opioid Use Disorders
Feb 23, 2018
Washington, DC Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced a bill to expand access to evidence-based...
Ryan, Pelosi name members to new budget and pension committees
Feb 23, 2018
Washington, DCHouse leaders on Friday announced their members of new joint House–Senate committees on budget and appropriations process reform and the solvency of multi-employer pension plans. The...