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Congressman Neal Calls for a Bipartisan Investigation into Russian Interference in 2016 Presidential Election
Dec 16, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today calling for a bipartisan investigation into allegations that the Russian government deliberately interfered in the...
Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on the Release of a Federal Report to Significantly Improve Rail Infrastrucure in the Northeast Corridor
Dec 16, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a comprehensive plan to substantially improve rail...
Neal Statement on Republican Plan to Cut Social Security Benefits
Dec 9, 2016
Washington, DCRep. Richard Neal (D-MA), incoming Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today released the following statement after the top Social Security Republican introduced...
Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on the Passing of Former Senator John Glenn
Dec 8, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal, Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, released the following statement today on the passing of former United States Senator John Glenn. “I...
A New Democratic Gatekeeper on the Trump Agenda
Dec 5, 2016
Washington, DCThe most important changes in the House Democratic power structure so far look more like a tectonic shift than a dramatic upheaval. Counterintuitively, a caucus where white men have...
Statement of Congressman Neal on Decision of Hampshire College Not to Fly American Flag on Campus
Nov 28, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today in response to the recent decision by the Hampshire College Board of Trustees to not fly the American flag on their...
Neal tours Baystate Franklin, discusses Medicaid waiver that could mean $470K annually for hospital
Nov 22, 2016
Greenfield, MAGREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center stands to gain $470,000 a year extra in government payments because of a Medicaid waiver granted the state, Congressman Richard E. Neal...
Neal talks election, Trump, Democrats
Nov 18, 2016
Pittsfield, MAPITTSFIELD - The Democratic Party needs to "reset" it's priorities and pay more attention to the working class. That, according to U.S. Congressman Richard Neal, is one of the...
Cardin, Portman Join with Tiberi, Neal for Bicameral Effort to Protect Retirement Security for Working Families
Nov 16, 2016
Washington, DCU.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Representatives Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.),...
Statement of Congressman Richard E. Neal on the Naming of Steve Bannon as the White House Chief Strategist
Nov 15, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after President-elect Donald Trump named controversial alt-right movement leader Steve Bannon as his Chief Strategist...
Neal Welcomes Medicare and Medicaid’s $52.4 Billion Masshealth Restructuring Waiver
Nov 4, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal, the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, released the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid approved a five...
New Cogeneration Power Plant in Springfield
Nov 2, 2016
Washington, DCBaystate Health and public officials broke ground today on a $27 million combined heat and power plant that will provide non-grid energy sources to critical facilities in the event of...
Springfield launches $2.4 million Van Horn Dam safety upgrade 8 years after it was cited as ‘high hazard’
Oct 28, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- More than eight years after being classified as a "high hazard," the Van Horn Dam that poses a flood risk to the Liberty Heights neighborhood including Baystate Medical...
Congressman Neal’s Statement on Department of Defense Decision to Suspend Its Policy of Reclaiming Enlistment Bonuses
Oct 26, 2016
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced he was ordering the Defense Department to suspend its policy of...
Rep. Neal hears farmers’ concerns
Oct 26, 2016
Washington, DCCOLRAIN — While this year’s apple harvest is in full swing, Pine Hill Orchard’s David Shearer is already applying to the federal government for permission to bring his crew of migrant...
Springfield Museums Awarded Federal Funds to Restore Rare Windows
Oct 26, 2016
Washington, DCA federal grant has been announced to help preserve rare pieces of Americana in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Springfield Museums have been awarded a grant of nearly $107,000 from...
Warren, Markey and Neal Applaud $1.5M HUD Loan Guarantee for Springfield’s Downtown Dining District Loan Fund Project
Oct 24, 2016
Washington, DCToday, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representative Richard Neal applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD)...
STCC Receives $300,000 Campus Safety, Empowerment Program Grant
Oct 11, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) has received a $300,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to...
Officials tout drug give-back box at Walgreens in Springfield in fight against opioid addiction
Oct 11, 2016
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD -- For the last month, unwanted prescription drugs have been going in a bin at the Walgreens location at "The X" -- not on the street. The store at 501 Sumner Ave. in the...