Springfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal ran through a list of ongoing and upcoming achievements Friday at the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Outlook...
Neal Statement on February Jobs Report
Mar 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) February 2025 jobs report: “When the...
Local shelter workers say HUD cuts would destabilize ‘an already unstable environment’ for housing in the Berkshires
Mar 6, 2025
North Adams, MA | By Claire O'Callahan, The Berkshire EagleLocal shelter providers are worried changes within the Department of Housing and Urban Development could gut their response to housing...
Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump’s Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada
Mar 6, 2025
Washington, D.C.Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump’s unlawful use of “emergency”...
Congressman Richard Neal reacts to President Trump’s address
Mar 5, 2025
Chicopee, MA | By Emma McCorkindale, 22 NewsCongressman Richard Neal spoke shortly after Trump’s address. Congressman Neal says he hopes for a restoration of relations with Ukraine as calls...
The Silvio O. Conte Federal Building in Pittsfield is designated for possible sale by the Trump administration
Mar 5, 2025
Pittsfield, MA | By Greg Sukiennik, The Berkshire EagleThe Silvio O. Conte Federal Building has been labeled as “surplus” and therefore under consideration for possible sale by the Trump...
Trade war gets hot, ‘freezing’ decisions of a Canadian employer in Western Mass.
Mar 4, 2025
Palmer, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comClyvanor Corp. has 75 American workers at its plant in Palmer. Tariffs that went into effect Tuesday are expected to make this and other work around the...
Veteran fired from Springfield Vet Center is Rep. Neal’s guest at Trump’s address to Congress
Mar 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Greta Jochem | gjochem@repub.comThis story has been updated with information from a congressional hearing on Tuesday morning. When President Donald Trump addresses a...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Trade War
Mar 4, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement lambasting Trump’s Trade War: “It’s only taken the president 43 days to wreak...
$4.1M federal grant to cover Union Station streetscape improvements
Mar 3, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Ryan Feyre, The ReminderRoadway and sidewalk improvements are coming to the area around Union Station thanks to a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and...
Neal Announces Guest for Presidential Address to Congress
Mar 3, 2025
Washington, D.C.Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal announced that he will be joined by Michael Slater, former Program Support Assistant with the Springfield Vet Center, as his guest for the...
Neal, Thompson, Sewell Slam Closure of 100 IRS Offices, Demand Answers from Administration
Feb 28, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell (D-AL)...
Neal, Larson, Davis: “Jeopardizing the Social Security Administration Jeopardizes Social Security Beneficiaries”
Feb 26, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (D-CT), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking...
Neal Opening Statement at Tax Markup
Feb 26, 2025
Washington, D.C.Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This markup comes at a time when our Republican colleagues are pretending that business is usual when in fact it’s anything but. While they seek to gut...
Neal Votes No on GOP Budget Scheme
Feb 25, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after voting “No” on Republicans’ betrayal of the American people under the cover...
Neal Floor Speech Blasting GOP for Reckless Budget Scheme
Feb 25, 2025
Washington, D.C.WATCH HERE M/Speaker, I rise today, because looting is underway. Our Republican colleagues are running the same failed playbook of trickle-down handouts that massively benefit...
Neal Blasts Purge of Taxpayer Services
Feb 20, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after reporting that the Trump-Musk Administration forced the IRS to dismiss nearly...
US Rep. Neal: Effecting real change
Feb 16, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Congressman Richard E. NealIn a society where social media clicks seem to command the political landscape and conflict dominates the news cycle, I have long held the belief that...
Here’s U.S. Rep. Richard Neal’s plan to push back on the Trump administration’s agenda
Feb 15, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire EagleU.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Thursday pledged to dutifully oppose tax cuts for the rich, and threats to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security....
Congressman Neal Talks ‘Chaotic’ Trump Edicts
Feb 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Brittany Polito, iBerkshiresAt call-in town hall on Thursday, constituents in the First Mass District shared their fears and concerns over actions being taken at the federal...