Jul 2, 2025
For the local advocacy groups whose mission it is to provide public benefits to Western Massachusetts residents, President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” looms large. The nearly-900 page...
Jun 30, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Ways and Means Committee Member Dwight Evans (D-PA) announced that he will not...
Jun 26, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Miriam Wasser, WBUR The Massachusetts congressional delegation is demanding answers from federal immigration officials about conditions at an administrative office in...
Jun 25, 2025
“Social Security is a promise. It’s an essential commitment to the American people, earned with every paycheck and promised to those who work hard and play by the rules.”
Jun 24, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
Jun 22, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By John L. Micek, Masslive Massachusetts lawmakers swiftly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to launch air strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, saying the Republican...
Jun 21, 2025
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement: “Tonight, President Trump offered the American people no strategy and no justification for his attack on Iran — only the prospect of...
Jun 19, 2025
Worcester, MA | By Spectrum News Staff Amtrak's seasonal weekend service between Albany, NY and Pittsfield, MA, the Berkshire Flyer, restarts for the 2025 season on Friday, June 20th. The route will...
Jun 18, 2025
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports: “Social Security and Medicare are...
Jun 16, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican Last year, Joshua Frometa hit a home run when playing in front of the Walker Memorial Grandstand. This year, his team, the Westfield Starfires,...
Jun 16, 2025
Holyoke, MA | By Alexander MacDougall, The Hampshire Gazette U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Monday attacked President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill as well as efforts by the Department of...
Jun 16, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Matt Price and Hanna Guidry, Western Mass News Our coverage of the Minnesota lawmaker shootings turns to local reaction from politicians within our area. One of them being...
Jun 13, 2025
Worcester, MA | By Olivia Lemmon, Spectrum News Iran launches a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation an unprecedented attack that targeted Iranian expanding nuclear program and...
Jun 12, 2025
Democratic Members of the Ways and Means Committee, led by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are demanding information on the Trump Administration’s secretive partnership with...
Jun 11, 2025
“The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans are about to make history. They will be responsible for the biggest theft of health care we’ve ever seen.”
Jun 9, 2025
Holyoke, MA | By Jim Kinney, The Republican President Donald Trump’s administration recently canceled an $87 million grant issued to Sublime Systems — whose low-carbon cement manufacturing plant is...
Jun 9, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Wesley Days and Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass News Massachusetts lawmakers are speaking out amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles and those who represent the...
Jun 9, 2025
Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Trump Administration terminated $3.7 billion in grants issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy...
Jun 6, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2025 jobs report: “The warning signs are here:...
Jun 6, 2025
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement after the Supreme Court...
