Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Republicans’ latest attempt to revive their failed fishing expedition: ...
Neal Statement on Latest Republican Stunt
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A ‘sense of peace’ at Mass. Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam on Memorial Day
May 27, 2024
Agawam, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comDonna Fiorentino of Wilbraham looked around Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Monday, at rows of white headstones standing at attention with...
Neal Statement on Congressman Dwight Evans
May 23, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding Congressman Dwight Evans’ health update: “I know from years of...
Neal Blasts Supreme Court’s Disastrous Decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
May 23, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted today’s Supreme Court decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, which...
Neal Opening Statement at Committee Executive Session
May 22, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, I want to start off by sending my well wishes to our own Dr. Murphy. Praying his surgery is a success and that he’s back on this dais in no...
Neal Announces $4.1 Million Earmark for Springfield Union Station Streetscaping
May 21, 2024
Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Amanda Pham to announce a $4,116,279 earmark to...
Neal Statement on House Passage of the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act
May 21, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Federal...
Top Trade Democrats Urge Administration To Upgrade Trade Talks With Kenya To A Comprehensive Trade Agreement
May 21, 2024
Washington, D.C. Neal and Wyden Call on U.S. Trade Representative to Negotiate Strong Trade Agreement with Kenya to Boost Protections for Labor, Environment and Support U.S. Workers and...
North Adams flood chute study secures last portion of its funding
May 19, 2024
North Adams, MA | By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire EagleThe city's flood management system feasibility study has acquired the last portion of its funding and is ready to move forward, according to...
Neal Secures $700,000 for North Adams Flood Chutes Project
May 16, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal celebrated a significant step in bringing the North Adams Flood Chutes Project to fruition. After being in frequent communication with the...
Ways and Means Democratic Tax Leaders Laud 218 Signatories on Disaster Tax Discharge Petition; Call on Speaker Johnson to Schedule Vote
May 16, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (D-CA) marked crossing a key threshold of...
Not One, But Two E-3 Visa Bills
May 15, 2024
Washington, D.C. | by Ray O'Hanlon, Irish EchoCongressman Mike Lawler is this week submitting an E-3 Visa bill to Congress. He is not alone. Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat, and...
Neal, Kelly Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Add Ireland to E-3 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
May 15, 2024
Washington, D.C.Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01) and Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Co-Chairs of the Friends of Ireland Caucus, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to add Ireland to...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Oversight Legislation
May 15, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Chairman, we find ourselves back on the Republican road that goes nowhere for the American people and says sky is the limit for the former president....
Neal Statement on Biden Administration’s Action to Protect American Workers and Hold China Accountable for Unfair Trade Practices
May 14, 2024
Springfield, MAWays & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced action to safeguard American workers and...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Taxiway B South project at Barnes Air National Guard Base
May 13, 2024
Westfield, MA | By Emma McCorkindale, 22 NewsConstruction for the Taxiway B South project at Barnes Air National Guard Base will soon be underway. According to the Westfield-Barnes Regional...
Neal Receives Environmental League of Massachusetts’ 2024 Commonwealth Environmental Leadership Award
May 10, 2024
Boston, MAOn Thursday evening, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) President Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, as well as fellow awardees Attorney General Andrea...
Neal Statement Calling for Joint Session with Kenyan President William Ruto
May 10, 2024
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement calling for a Joint Session of Congress with Kenyan President William Ruto and blasting...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Health Legislation
May 8, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you Mr. Chairman. Health care in America has transformed under the work of this Committee. We dream big, and achieve even bigger. Thanks to the work...
Neal Statement on the 2024 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
May 6, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement responding to the release of the 2024 Social Security and Medicare...