By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com Massachusetts lawmakers took to social media on Saturday to react to the reports of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents. “YOU ARE...
Neal: Trump’s Greenland plan may strain U.S.-Denmark ties
Jan 22, 2026
WATCH HERE by: Sara Bien-Aime, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal is raising concerns over the U.S. reputation after President Donald Trump threatened to take control of...
Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing with Health Insurance CEOs
Jan 22, 2026
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A theme of this Congress has been Republican silence as my colleagues rubberstamp this Administration’s attacks on the American people. On this dais, we warned of the...
From a missed question to Capitol Hill: Berkshires teen builds AI app to help patients speak up
Jan 20, 2026
By Talia Lissauer, The Berkshire Eagle GREAT BARRINGTON — A missed question at a doctor’s appointment sparked Monument Mountain Regional High School sophomore Jonah Sanabria to spend weeks...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Record Failure of a First Year
Jan 20, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures of the Trump Administration after a year of broken promises: “The verdict of the President’s...
DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows
Jan 20, 2026
Employees detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data through a nonsecure server, the Justice Department disclosed. By Eileen Sullivan, New York Times Employees with the...
Neal, Larson Demand Full Criminal Investigation into ‘DOGE’ Leak of Private Records to Musk Associates and Immediate Congressional Action to Safeguard Americans’ Privacy
Jan 20, 2026
Washington, DC-- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the...
Neal Announces Winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge
Jan 16, 2026
Great Barrington, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Dr. Peter Dillon, Superintendent of Berkshire Hills Regional School District, Christopher Barnes, Principal of Monument Mountain...
Neal, other Democrats, call for investigation into Minnesota ICE killing
Jan 15, 2026
New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier LISTEN HERE Some Democrats in the United States House are calling for an investigation into the killing of a Minnesota woman by Immigration and...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Health Care Failure
Jan 15, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration met the final day of Open Enrollment with the...
Neal Opening Statement at Worker and Family Support and Oversight Markup
Jan 14, 2026
(As Prepared for Delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There’s only one party in Washington pulling legislative levers to deliver wins for the American people, and it isn’t the majority. For months,...
Neal Applauds Extension of International Trade Agreements with Africa and Haiti
Jan 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6500, the AGOA Extension Act, and H.R. 6504, the...
Neal Calls Out Trump’s Illegal Child Care Revenge Ploy
Jan 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the Trump Administration for endangering children by attempting to exact political revenge against...
Neal Statement on December 2025 Jobs Report
Jan 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the December 2025 jobs...
Rep. Neal after 17 Republicans break ranks on health care: ‘The ACA is not going away’
Jan 9, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — One day after leading a successful House debate, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal said Friday he’s confident Affordable Care Act tax credits will...
Neal Statement on Hoyer Retirement
Jan 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced he would not seek reelection, retiring...
Neal criticizes ICE and Trump administration’s foreign policies
Jan 8, 2026
WATCH HERE by: Areta Odiah, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minnesota, prompting Congressman Richard Neal to...
Neal expresses optimism over ACA tax credit extension
Jan 8, 2026
LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Thursday to pass a three-year extension to health care tax credits under the Affordable Care...
After Democrats Force Action to Lower Costs, Ranking Member Neal Leads Debate on the House Floor
Jan 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) took to the House Floor to demand Republicans finally choose families over billionaires, extend the ACA tax...
Western Mass. congressmen demand answers from Trump administration on Venezuela
Jan 7, 2026
LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By James Paleologopoulos As the dust begins to settle on recent U.S. actions in Venezuela, lawmakers in western Massachusetts are demanding answers over the...