Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Bay Path University President Sandra J. Doran to announce a $1,000,000 earmark to launch a Student Success Center at Bay Path University....
Neal Statement on the Passing of Congressman Brian Donnelly
Mar 3, 2023
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Brian Donnelly. “I am saddened to learn of the passing of Brian Donnelly, a steadfast...
Neal Statement on Nomination of Julie Su for Labor Secretary
Feb 28, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) applauded President Biden’s nomination of Julie Su for Secretary of the Department of Labor: “At a critical moment for America’s...
Neal Opening Statement on Markup of H.R. 1163
Feb 28, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Democrats strongly agree that those who took advantage of the COVID crisis to commit fraud must be held accountable. Indeed, it was Ways and Means...
Neal Opening Statement on Markup of Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget, Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress
Feb 28, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Today is a departure from the norm. In years past, we’ve been able to go back and forth, recognizing our policy differences, to reach consensus on...
NEAL STATEMENT ON EU-UK AGREEMENT ON THE PROTOCOL ON IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Feb 27, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the agreement reached by the European Union and the United Kingdom regarding the...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Olver
Feb 24, 2023
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Olver. “John Olver dedicated his life to public service, working as an educator...
Neal Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Feb 24, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the first anniversary of Russia’s unconscionable war on Ukraine: “In the year since...
Neal Statement on Mexico Fulfilling Key USMCA Requirement
Feb 17, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Mexico published a resolution aimed at banning imports made with forced labor—a...
Neal Statement on Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
Feb 17, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) thanked Labor Secretary Marty Walsh for his service in the Biden Administration: “American workers, and our nation, are...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Kathleen Murphy
Feb 17, 2023
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Kathleen Murphy. “I am deeply saddened at the news that Kathleen Murphy passed away today. Those...
Neal Statement on the Passing of Bishop Talbert W. Swan, I
Feb 15, 2023
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Bishop Talbert W. Swan, I. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bishop Talbert Swan...
Neal Statement on IRS Treatment of State Rebates
Feb 12, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Internal Revenue Service’s guidance that certain state rebates would...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Feb 8, 2023
Washington, D.C.So, as Joe Friday might have said in a different age, just the facts, because that's what we intend to focus on this morning. On March 11th, 2020, Dr. Fauci gave his warning as to...
Neal Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union
Feb 7, 2023
Washington, D.C.Tonight, House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) applauded President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Biden spoke directly to the nation,...
Neal Statement on January 2023 Jobs Report
Feb 3, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) January 2023 jobs report: “When...
Neal Statement on Alarming Audit Rates of Black Americans
Jan 31, 2023
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on new reporting that Black Americans are three to five times as likely to be audited...
Ranking Member Neal Opening Statement at Committee Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress
Jan 31, 2023
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Chairman Smith. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Congratulations—you now have the best job around. I look forward to working alongside you, and I wish...
Ranking Member Neal Announces Ways and Means Democrats’ Subcommittee Assignments for the 118th Congress
Jan 27, 2023
Washington, D.C.Today, Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced the Democratic membership and ranking members of the Ways and Means Committee’s subcommittees for the 118th Congress. “With the...
Neal Statement on GAO Unemployment Insurance Report
Jan 23, 2023
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on federal pandemic unemployment...