Apr 20, 2018
Washington, DCIn his most recent weekly address, President Donald Trump said international trade policies and the export of jobs over the past two decades have "hammered American families." Unfair...
Apr 18, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) In 2016, Central States applied to the Treasury Department to cut retiree benefits giving us a glimpse into what insolvency for a large national pension plan...
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCMr. Chairman, thank you for inviting the Secretary of Labor here to discuss this important issue. We agree that there’s a problem here. Good jobs are going unfilled, and millions of...
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on reports of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) technical problems: “We...
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX),...
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) led a letter to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) from all...
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCWhile President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans used Tuesday's tax filing deadline to promote the changes Americans will see when submitting their federal tax returns next...
Apr 17, 2018
Washington, DCU.S. Rep. Richard Neal called on the Internal Revenue Service to extend Tuesday's tax deadline following reports that the agency's online filing system was experiencing technical...
Apr 13, 2018
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) requested Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) immediately hold hearings on proposals to fund...
Apr 13, 2018
Washington, DC – House and Senate Democratic Committee health leaders called on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would encourage the sale of junk health plans that will...
Apr 12, 2018
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day which is being observed this year on Thursday, April 12. “Every year, the...
Apr 12, 2018
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Brady. Today’s hearing is an important opportunity to discuss the tariffs that the Administration has started imposing recently as a...
Apr 12, 2018
Washington, DCRepublican Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he would not be running for re-election this year. And Democratic Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield says he's...
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...
