Washington, D.C.All Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are using a key tool for Congress to conduct oversight of the Executive...
Neal Opening Statement at Tax Markup
Feb 12, 2025
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First markup of the 119th Congress and I’m pleased it’s a bipartisan one. Today, we are considering four tax...
Neal, Sánchez call for working with allies to protect U.S. steel and aluminum industries
Feb 10, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) today issued a joint statement on President Trump’s...
Neal Statement on January 2025 Jobs Report
Feb 7, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2025 jobs report: “First jobs...
Democratic Health Leaders Call for Inspector General Investigation into Elon Musk’s Access to Americans’ Sensitive Health Care information
Feb 7, 2025
Washington, D.C.House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Senate Finance...
House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Richard Neal on tariffs and DOGE
Feb 5, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Carl Quintanilla and Sara Eisen, CNBCRep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) joins 'Money Movers' to discuss if there's a pattern forming of a lack of follow-through on tariffs, the...
House Democratic Health Leaders Ask Comptroller General to Monitor Implementation of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
Feb 5, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and Workforce...
Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers on Taxpayer Privacy After Musk Meddling
Feb 5, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether Elon Musk and his team...
How Will Trump Tax Cuts Be Paid With Tariff Uncertainty?
Feb 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu, Bloomberg NewsRep. Richard Neal (D) Massachusetts, discusses how the House of Representatives will navigate creating a Trump tax bill now that...
Ranking Members Demand Information on DOGE Access to Sensitive and Classified Information
Feb 4, 2025
Washington, D.C.Today, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform;...
MassDOT names location for Palmer rail stop
Feb 3, 2025
Palmer, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comThe state Department of Transportation has selected the south side of the Palmer rail yard as the site of a new passenger rail station. The...
Neal Statement on MassDOT Site Selection for Future Palmer Train Station
Feb 3, 2025
Palmer, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has selected South of Palmer Yard as the site of...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Trade War
Feb 1, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump levied a 25% tariff hike on Canada and Mexico, and a...
Neal Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Jan 31, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on EITC...
Neal Statement on Billionaire Takeover of the Executive Branch
Jan 31, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported by the Washington Post that the President’s billionaire kitchen...
Springfield public schools getting $10 million to electrify its bus fleet
Jan 29, 2025
Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioAs states and local governments grapple with a federal grant freeze, Springfield, Massachusetts, is still hoping to put...
Neal Statement on Trump Administration Rescinding OMB Memo & Federal Judge Granting Restraining Order
Jan 29, 2025
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump announced his administration would be rescinding the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo...
Neal Announces $9.9 Million in Federal Funding for Springfield Public Schools’ Clean Bus Network
Jan 28, 2025
Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonia E. Dinnall to announce a $9,908,555.00 grant from the...
Caring Health Center tackles long wait list with Boston Road expansion
Jan 27, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comCaring Health Center has a 2,000-person waiting list. On Feb. 3, it will open a new facility on Boston Road to address that demand. “Because...
Neal Names Jennifer Hanson Social Security Staff Director
Jan 24, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced today that Jennifer Hanson will serve as Social Security Staff Director. Ms. Hanson comes to Ways and Means...