Feb 11, 2026
By Daniel Desrochers and Meredith Lee Hill, POLITICO The House on Wednesday voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining the Democrats in the symbolic...
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Democrats forced a vote terminating Trump’s Canada tariffs: “For a year,...
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures and lawlessness of the Trump Administration after it was reported that the Internal...
Feb 11, 2026
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 delayed January...
Feb 10, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of a pillar in western Massachusetts and a fixture in Berkshire County: my dear friend, Bill Sturgeon. Born to a...
Feb 10, 2026
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are here today as a government built for the people. Today, you are holding this hearing on the pretense of what happens when tax-exempt...
Feb 9, 2026
By Izzy Bryars, The Berkshire Eagle NORTH ADAMS — Four organizations in Pittsfield, North Adams and Great Barrington are among a dozen communities across Western Massachusetts that will...
Feb 6, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed releasing the January...
Feb 5, 2026
By Richard Neal | U.S. Congress In July of 1774, in the wake of the British Parliament’s response to the Boston Tea Party with the enactment of the Intolerable Acts, the citizens of Western and...
Feb 5, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration unveiled an all style, no substance website that...
Feb 4, 2026
By iBerkshires Staff NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is getting more than a million dollars in seed money to develop an early childhood education facility. The $1.2...
Feb 4, 2026
As we continue to see attacks on congressional spending power, this is an important reminder of why our Founding Fathers entrusted the power of the purse to Congress,” said Rep. Neal. Written by...
Feb 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal announced his successful effort to secure $14,320,000 in Community Project Funds for the First Congressional District of...
Feb 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Congressman Don Beyer...
Jan 31, 2026
WATCH THE FULL DOCUMENTARY HERE New England Public Media | By Elizabeth Román Whether it's questions about traditional school subjects like math, science and history or the latest pop culture...
Jan 30, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Trump and his sons returned to their tired, self-serving scheme to shake...
Jan 29, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE — Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry serves 1,000 dinners a week, and about 300 families use its pantry shelves to supplement their groceries....
Jan 28, 2026
Funds to advance ongoing efforts to improve water quality in the Connecticut River CHICOPEE, MA – On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – Chicopee City Hall Auditorium – Congressman Richard...
Jan 28, 2026
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal has added his voice to calls for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “What happened over...
Jan 28, 2026
WATCH HERE by: Areta Odiah, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal has called recent threats against members of Congress “intimidating” following two high-profile attacks this...
