(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, families are owed an explanation for the failures of the Trump Administration. Lives have only gotten harder and more expensive....
Neal Statement on House Passage of War Powers Resolution
Jun 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a War Powers Resolution to rein in...
Neal Announces $1,200,000 Earmark for the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Early Education Center
Jun 1, 2026
North Adams, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) President James F. Birge, North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, MCLA students, faculty,...
Neal Statement on Court Halting Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund for Criminals
May 29, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement following reports that a federal judge in Virginia blocked the Trump...
With no peace deal in place, Neal faults Trump pronouncements over talks
May 28, 2026
LISTEN HERE By Adam Frenier, New England Public Media As peace negotiations have not yielded a deal, hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have ramped up despite a cease fire. The U.S. has conducted...
Neal Demands Trump Administration Reverse Harmful Child Care Policies
May 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) in a new letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is demanding the Trump...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Henry Thomas III
May 26, 2026
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Henry Thomas III: "There are some friendships that span a lifetime, and I...
Neal Statement on the Passing of State Representative Ben Swan
May 25, 2026
Springfield, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Benjamin Swan: “I join a grateful Springfield...
US Rep. Neal: War powers resolution will pass, curbing president’s power
May 22, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — With rising gas prices, a stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz and dissenting Republicans, Congress is getting ready to curtail President Donald Trump,...
Remembering sacrifices: Springfield honors fallen veterans
May 22, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — Friday’s Memorial Day observance on the steps of Springfield City Hall had Gumersindo Gomez thinking of the friends he served with...
EMTs, paramedics graduate from AMR’s Earn While You Learn
May 21, 2026
by Sarah Heinonen, The Reminder SPRINGFIELD — American Medical Response, an emergency medical services provider, graduated a class of emergency medical technicians and paramedics from its Earn While...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget
May 21, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) There are years where we can agree on the spirit of the Views & Estimates letter but this is not one of them. The self-congratulations packed into this document...
Neal Opening Statement at Health, Worker and Family Support, and Social Security Markup
May 21, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) American families have had enough of Republican failure and the President’s brazen corruption. They’re rightly angry that the President who once promised to lower...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Congressman Barney Frank
May 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Barnett "Barney" Frank: “I join a grateful Commonwealth and...
Neal, Raskin Demand Answers on Trump’s Corrupt, Self-Dealing IRS Settlement and Taxpayer Shakedown
May 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today sent a letter demanding Treasury...
Rep. Neal criticizes Trump’s $1.7B settlement in IRS lawsuit as ‘slush fund’
May 19, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – By suing the IRS earlier this year, President Donald Trump tried to make himself both the plaintiff and, through the Justice Department,...
Justice Department agrees to drop any pending tax claims against Trump as part of IRS deal
May 19, 2026
The addendum comes a day after the Justice Department announced that Trump and his co-plaintiffs would drop their $10 billion suit against the IRS. By Ryan J. Reilly, Gary Grumbach and Dareh...
Neal Lambasts Trump’s Corrupt IRS Settlement
May 19, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration forced a settlement agreement halting any...
Neal Blasts Trump’s Self-Dealing, $1.8 Billion Taxpayer Shakedown
May 18, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump settled his sham lawsuit against his own government with a...
Ways and Means Democrats Lay Out Priorities in Upcoming USMCA Review
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), along with all Ways and Means Committee Democrats, today called on the Trump...