Washington(As prepared for delivery) M. Speaker, I rise today in support of the CHIPS and Science Act. We are here to put the people over politics - by lowering costs, creating jobs, and...
Neal Floor Remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act
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Neal Statement on House Passage of the Susan Muffley Act of 2022
Jul 27, 2022
WashingtonToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 6929, the Susan Muffley Act of...
Neal Statement on House Passage of H.R. 4040
Jul 27, 2022
WashingtonToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond...
Berkshire Innovation Center gets nearly $1 million to create ‘manufacturing academy’
Jul 26, 2022
Pittsfield, MAAn additional $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding is coming Pittsfield’s way, to the Berkshire Innovation Center. The U.S. Department of Commerce will give the center...
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $914,465 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Workforce Development in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Jul 26, 2022
WashingtonToday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $914,465 grant to Berkshire Innovation Center, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to help...
Local brewing spot stays afloat with help from Small Business Association
Jul 25, 2022
Ludlow, MA | Kaelee Collins, WWLPThe Small Business Administration is celebrating 69 years of helping small businesses grow, expand and recover from disasters. One local brewery’s doors have stayed...
SBA fetes success of Vanished Valley Brewing in Ludlow
Jul 25, 2022
Ludlow, MA | Ray Kelly, The RepublicanFederal officials (figuratively) lifted their glasses and toasted Vanished Valley Brewing Co., recognized on Monday morning as a small business success story....
SBA Celebrates Nearly 70 Years of Service by Touring Vanished Valley Brewing Company with Congressman Richard Neal
Jul 25, 2022
Ludlow, MAToday U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New England Regional Administrator Mike Vlacich and Massachusetts District Director Bob Nelson joined Congressman Richard Neal as they toured...
Neal Celebrates President Biden Signing the Formula Act into Law
Jul 22, 2022
Springfield, MAToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Formula Act into law: “Parents should never...
Neal Votes to Protect Marriage Equality
Jul 19, 2022
WashingtonCongressman Richard E. Neal today voted to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a...
Neal Praises House Passage of Ways and Means Legislation to Ease Formula Supply Chains
Jul 15, 2022
WashingtonHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Formula Act: “The formula shortage has been...
Neal Statement on House Passage of NDAA
Jul 14, 2022
WashingtonToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after joining a bipartisan group of colleagues earlier this evening in passing H.R. 7900 – National Defense...
Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis
Jul 13, 2022
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Housing is a basic necessity for every American. It plays a vital role in determining our access to education and jobs, our health and well-being, and our...
Neal Statement on Assassination of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Jul 8, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: “This is a...
Neal Statement on June 2022 Jobs Report
Jul 8, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2022 jobs report: “Yet again, the...
Chairman Neal Requests Immediate Investigation into the Exploitation of the IRS by Trump Appointee
Jul 7, 2022
Springfield, MAIn a letter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) requested a full investigation into...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Use of IRS to Target Political Enemies
Jul 7, 2022
Springfield, MAHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to a news report that former President Trump’s Internal Revenue Service...
US Rep. Richard Neal accompanies President Joe Biden on Air Force One to Cleveland for pension speech
Jul 6, 2022
Cleveland, OH | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal joined President Joe Biden and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wednesday on Air Force One on a trip to Cleveland...
Neal Applauds VA Decision to Keep Leeds Medical Center Open
Jun 27, 2022
Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means released the following statement after learning of the news that the VA would not consider closing...
Neal Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Jun 24, 2022
WashingtonCongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after the House and Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention...