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Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) I rise today to remind my colleagues of one of our most solemn Congressional obligations: to avoid default and ensure that we preserve the full faith and...

Washington, D.C.Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a budget agreement to prevent default:...

Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal joined SBA New England Regional Administrator Michael A. Vlacich, SBA Massachusetts District Director Robert H. Nelson, and local and state officials to...

Agawam, MACongressman Richard E. Neal joined SBA New England Regional Administrator Michael A. Vlacich, SBA Massachusetts District Director Robert H. Nelson, and local and state officials to...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Treasury Department released a report examining how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

Washington, D.C.Thank you to our witnesses for being here today, and to you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing. Over a decade ago, Democrats transformed American health care with the Affordable...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K....

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted Republicans’ Surprise Billing Our Workers Act: “Democrats stand strong in fighting fraud, and every single...

Washington, D.C.House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith...

Staten Island, New YorkThank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ economic and trade agenda has focused on building an...

Springfield, MAToday, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) April 2023 jobs report: “12 million...

Westfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal joined Major General Gary W. Keefe, Adjutant General for the Massachusetts National Guard, Colonel David L. Halasi-Kun, Base Commander for the 104th Fighter...

Chicopee, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Elms College President Harry E. Dumay to announce a $1,000,000 earmark to expand the education and social work programs at Elms College....

Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Welcome to the Committee on Ways and Means, Commissioner Werfel. It is an honor to have you with us today, and what a start to your time as Commissioner. I...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted Republicans’ disastrous Default on America Act: “House Republicans’ reckless agenda, cobbled together behind...

Washington, D.C.WATCH HERE Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might consume Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to the default on America's Act. The Chairman...

Washington, D.C.Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on today’s Supreme Court decision protecting access to mifepristone:   “Today’s...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Republicans finally went public on their backroom schemes to hold the U.S....

Washington, D.C.House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey...

Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today marking the end of the 2023 tax filing season: “This Tax Day, the contrast is clear...