WATCH HERE by: Tony Fay, 22 News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The federal government shutdown has entered its ninth day with no resolution in sight, as lawmakers remain divided over health insurance...
Neal: Public pressure could be key to resolving federal shutdown
Oct 10, 2025
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The shutdown of the federal government has dragged into its second week. And there's little indication a deal is close to being reached....
Neal and Pallone: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America’s Seniors
Oct 9, 2025
Amid Widespread Reports of Disrupted Access to Care, Democratic Health Committee Leaders Urge Kennedy and Oz to Stop Playing Games With Health Care and Use Existing Legal Authority to Ensure Seniors...
Neal Demands On-Time Filing Season
Oct 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—As the Trump Administration threatens to fumble yet another basic function of government, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal wrote to the Acting...
Neal Statement on Bisignano Being Named CEO of the IRS
Oct 6, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Social Security...
Neal Statement on Failure to Release September 2025 Jobs Report
Oct 3, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) failed to publish the September...
Neal, Sánchez, Sewell Call on Congress to Reauthorize AGOA
Sep 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (D-CA), and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell...
With DC hurtling toward a shutdown, Mass. lawmakers draw battlelines over health care, tax cuts
Sep 26, 2025
By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com With a federal government shutdown moving from an “if” to a likely “when” with every passing hour, Bay State lawmakers on Capitol Hill are bracing for a fight....
Neal weighs in on a possible government shutdown, free speech
Sep 25, 2025
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government could be headed for a shutdown if an agreement on a spending plan is not reached by the end of the month. A...
2 Mass. men part of flotilla attacked during aid mission to Gaza
Sep 24, 2025
By Larry Parnass | LParnass@repub.com Two Western Massachusetts brothers are safe after their ships, part of a flotilla carrying food and other aid to Gaza, were attacked Tuesday off the coast of...
Neal Reacts to Bloody Sunday Trial
Sep 24, 2025
By Irish Echo Staff Congressman Richard Neal has released a statement on the trial of “Soldier F,” who has been charged for his alleged role in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry Said Neal:...
Neal Highlights Impact of ARPA Funding in First District during Visit to Ludlow High School
Sep 24, 2025
Ludlow, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Ludlow Select Board Member Anthony Alves, Ludlow Town Administrator Marc Strange, and state and local officials to highlight the impact of...
Berkshire County Gold Star Memorial Unveiled in Lenox
Sep 21, 2025
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff LENOX, Mass. — William "Smitty" Pignatelli was visiting the Veterans Memorial Bicentennial Park in Fall River with its tributes ranging from the Revolution to the...
Neal Slams GOP Funding Bill for Refusing to Cut Costs for the People
Sep 19, 2025
WATCH HERE So, let's look at the numbers: 15 million people are about to be kicked off their health insurance because of the Big, Ugly Law. 24 million Americans are going to pay higher premiums, in...
Neal Statement on House Republicans Abdication of Responsibility
Sep 19, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting against H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026. “House...
Neal Statement on Joint Legacy Framework
Sep 19, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Irish and British governments announced a joint framework to address the legacy issues in...
On the right track: Knowledge Corridor rail marks 10 years
Sep 15, 2025
by Sam Ferland, Hampshire Gazette NORTHAMPTON — Congressmen Richard Neal and Jim McGovern visited Northampton late last week to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Amtrak Vermonter Rail in the...
Chicopee celebrates transformation of old library into community hub
Sep 13, 2025
WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Chicopee celebrated the transformation of its old library building into a community hub with a ceremony attended by state...
Neal, Larson Launch Inquiry with Ways and Means Democrats Demanding Trump Hand Over Information About ‘DOGE’ Data Meddling at Social Security
Sep 11, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, following a whistleblower report that revealed ‘DOGE’ copied sensitive information, including names, Social Security numbers, and addresses, to a vulnerable cloud, Ways and...
Democrats coalesce around insurance subsidies as shutdown demand, Neal says
Sep 11, 2025
Any stopgap deal needs to include an extension of enhanced health care tax credits or other concessions, the Ways and Means leader said after strategy meeting. By: Nicholas Wu, Jennifer...