By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com HOLYOKE — Sublime Systems will pause work on its Holyoke plant and cut its workforce by 10%. Sublime Systems, the Somerville and Holyoke startup planning to...
The Obamacare cliff’s leadership vacuum
Dec 4, 2025
By Laura Weiss, Andrew Desiderio, John Bresnahan, Punchbowl News The deadline to extend Obamacare premium subsidies is just three weeks away. And Congress is nowhere on this issue. There’s been...
Neal supports investigation into alleged drug boat strikes
Dec 4, 2025
LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media The Armed Services committees in both the House and Senate are looking into strikes by the Trump Administration, against boats alleged to be...
March for the Food Bank returns for 16th year
Dec 3, 2025
by Dennis Hackett, The Reminder With food insecurity on the rise, and many still recovering from the delayed release of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November, the March for...
Warren, Mass. pols call on Trump, RFK Jr. to stop attacks on funding for anti-poverty efforts
Dec 3, 2025
By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com A coalition of Massachusetts politicians, led by Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, is calling on the nation’s top public health official to stop an attack...
Neal says pressure is on Republicans to find a solution to expiring ACA credits
Nov 27, 2025
LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media President Donald Trump is floating a plan to extend health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. The proposal would extend the credits,...
Neal on Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
Nov 25, 2025
Latest win from Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the latest slate of...
Union Station 5th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
Nov 24, 2025
WATCH HERE By Ben Goodman and Danae Holmes, Western Mass News SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - While people across the country prepare for their Thanksgiving feasts, it’s never too early to begin...
House Democratic Health Leaders Blast the Trump Administration’s Latest Scheme to Gut Health Care
Nov 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC— 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 Committee...
Rep. Neal warns of possible health care cuts as budget looms
Nov 20, 2025
WATCH HERE by: Kayleigh Thomas, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal discussed the recent deal that ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, emphasizing the need...
House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
Nov 20, 2025
Neal, Pallone, and Scott Unveil Legislation Building on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Ahead of November 30th Deadline for CMS to Announce Next Round of Negotiated Prices Today, House Democratic...
Neal Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report
Nov 20, 2025
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 overdue September...
Neal Statement on GAO Report Confirming Health Savings Accounts are No Substitute for Affordable Coverage
Nov 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new...
Neal Statement in Support of Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett
Nov 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the latest Republican attempt to distract from Donald Trump’s central role in the...
Neal says despite health care setback, the government shutdown was worth it
Nov 18, 2025
LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media The federal government is in its first full week of being open again, after the shutdown was resolved last week. And U.S. Rep. Richard...
Auto-IRA Bill to Be Reintroduced by Year-End
Nov 18, 2025
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said Tuesday at FutureWise, an event sponsored by TIAA held in Washington, that he plans to reintroduce his auto IRA bill by year-end....
Chicopee recognizes Veterans Day with multiple observances
Nov 18, 2025
by Tyler Garnet, The Reminder CHICOPEE — City leaders and the veteran community honored Veterans Day with annual ceremonies on Nov. 11. A memorial service at 10 a.m. at Saint Stanislaus school was...
Neal Statement on Medicare Cost Increases
Nov 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) buried...
Seniors hit with 10 percent Medicare Part B cost increase in 2026
Nov 17, 2025
by Joseph Choi, The Hill Medicare Part B premiums will rise by about 10 percent in 2026 according to a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS released a notice...
Richie Neal offers no apologies for shutdown fight over health care tax credits
Nov 16, 2025
By Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe Fresh off a flight from Washington after Congress reopened the federal government, Representative Richie Neal offered no apologies for the role the Democrats...