Holyoke, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comHOLYOKE — The foundation of the new $483 million Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke is nearly complete, and the cranes are already being...
North Adams Regional Hospital has reopened for inpatient care, exactly a decade after it abruptly closed
Mar 29, 2024
North Adams, MA | By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire EagleNORTH ADAMS — North Adams Regional Hospital closed 10 years ago to the day. On Thursday, it was revived. Berkshire Health Systems CEO Darlene...
Neal Lauds Agreement that Protects Union Jobs at CRRC
Mar 29, 2024
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced an updated contract with CRRC to complete...
State lawmakers call for additional FEMA relief
Mar 28, 2024
Boston, MA | By Taylor Smith, Western Mass NewsBOSTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Several state leaders are echoing Governor Healey’s calls for a major disaster declaration following last September’s...
Neal Commemorates Historic Reopening of North Adams Regional Hospital
Mar 28, 2024
North Adams, MACongressman Richard E. Neal joined President and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems Darlene Rodowicz, Vice President of North Adams Regional Hospital Laurie Lamarre,...
Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Affirm that EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care Including Abortion
Mar 28, 2024
Washington, D.C.258 Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to affirm district court decision that under EMTALA, hospitals participating in Medicare must provide emergency stabilizing treatment to...
Officials tour cybersecurity center under construction at Springfield Union Station
Mar 26, 2024
Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioA cybersecurity center is under construction at Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts — and it's officially named after a...
Neal Statement on the $87M Award for Holyoke’s Sublime Systems
Mar 25, 2024
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy announced that Sublime Systems will receive $87 million in federal...
Neal Votes to Pass Schools, Safety, and Security Funding Bill
Mar 22, 2024
Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass the second of two appropriations bills, averting a sixth government shutdown in as many months. This legislation supports education...
Neal Celebrates Fourteenth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Mar 22, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of the 14th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra
Mar 20, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) It’s always a pleasure to welcome back one of our own before our storied Committee. Secretary Becerra, thank you for being here today. Democrats have...
United Ireland discussions need to start, US politicians say
Mar 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. | By Claire Scott, The TimesLeading US politicians have said discussions need to start on a united Ireland to avoid a “Brexit-style debacle” in the aftermath of a rushed border...
Talks on united Ireland should get underway, influential US politicians say following Stormont and Irish government leaders’ Washington visit
Mar 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. | By Paul Ainsworth, Irish NewsConversations on a united Ireland should get underway, US politicians have said after the visit by Irish leaders to Washington sparked optimism over...
Hope and history tip toward ‘an Ireland of equals’ (Viewpoint)
Mar 16, 2024
Springfield, MA | By Congressman Richard E. NealOnce again, hope and history rhymed on the island of Ireland when Michelle O’Neill, the 47-year-old vice president of Sinn Fein from County Tyrone,...
Neal Statement on the Passing of D-Day Veteran Samuel James “Jim” Hanna
Mar 13, 2024
Washington, D.C.Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of D-Day veteran Samuel James “Jim” Hanna. “A product of the ‘Greatest...
Neal Statement on Labor Unions’ Petition Against China’s Unfair Trade Practices in the Maritime Industry
Mar 12, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement encouraging the Biden Administration to initiate a new Section 301 investigation into...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Access to Care at Home
Mar 12, 2024
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to the work of Democrats, we’ve reached historic health care milestones that are improving Americans’ health and...
Neal Statement on Launch of IRS Direct File Pilot Program
Mar 12, 2024
Washington, D.C.House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched the Direct File pilot...
Biden’s FY25 budget is ambitious but a future framework, Rep. Neal says
Mar 11, 2024
Springfield, MA | By Kaelee Collins, 22 NewsSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – President Biden has put his plan for the 2025 fiscal year budget forward. 5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address...
Neal Statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Mar 11, 2024
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget: "As our economy continues to break...