Washington(As prepared for delivery) Over four long days and through 66 amendments, we have debated measures ranging from 12 weeks of universal paid family and medical leave to incentivizing the...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement for the Committee Print Relating to Infrastructure Financing, Green Energy, Social Safety Net, Funding Our Priorities, and Prescription Drug Pricing
Sep 14, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Pursuant to notice, we will now turn to consideration of our Budget Reconciliation Legislative recommendations relating to a variety of tax and health measures....
Neal Remarks Kicking Off Additional Build Back Better Markup Days
Sep 14, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Today, we continue our markup of the Build Back Better Act after a truly historic two days last week. Last Thursday, this Committee advanced investments to...
Neal Statement on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Sep 11, 2021
WashingtonToday, we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the atrocious terrorist attacks on our country that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent people. While 20 years have passed since the...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement for Subtitle E Relating to Elder Justice at Markup of the Build Back Better Act
Sep 10, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) We now turn to Subtitle E, “Budget Reconciliation Recommendations Relating to Elder Justice,” which will fund vital elder justice programs that help protect...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement for Subtitle D at Markup of the Build Back Better Act
Sep 10, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Our first order of business today is Subtitle D, Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations Relating to Trade Adjustment Assistance. Already this week...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement for Subtitle C at Markup of the Build Back Better Act
Sep 9, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Our next order of business is Subtitle C. Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations Relating to Childcare Access and Equity which will make investments...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement for Subtitle B at Markup of the Build Back Better Act
Sep 9, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) We now turn to Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations Relating to Retirement which will make investments to improve Americans’ long-term financial...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement for Subtitle A at Markup of the Build Back Better Act
Sep 9, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) We will now turn to our first order of business, Subtitle A, Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations Relating to Universal Paid Family and Medical...
Chairman Neal Opening Statement at Markup of the Build Back Better Act
Sep 9, 2021
Washington(As prepared for delivery) Today, we begin consideration of this committee’s contribution to the Build Back Better Act, which will make crucial investments to create jobs, lower the cost...
Neal Statement on Labor Day
Sep 6, 2021
WashingtonSPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) marked Labor Day with the following statement: “The American economy and our local communities were built by our nation’s...
Neal Statement on Passing of Pat Hume
Sep 2, 2021
WashingtonSpringfield, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the passing of Pat Hume, wife of the late SDLP Leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume. “I am deeply...
Neal Statement on House Passage of FY22 Budget Resolution
Aug 24, 2021
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 601, the Resolution on the Budget for...
Neal Statement on Afghanistan
Aug 15, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. “As the situation in Afghanistan continues to...
Neal Statement on July 2021 Jobs Report
Aug 6, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA—Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) July 2021 jobs...
Neal Mourns Passing of Richard Trumka
Aug 5, 2021
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: “I am shocked...
Chairman Neal Marks 56th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
Jul 30, 2021
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 56th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and...
Neal Statement on Developments in Tax Return Case
Jul 30, 2021
Washington, DC Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s position in the Committee’s ongoing lawsuit...
Trump tax returns must be handed over to Rep. Richard Neal and Ways and Means Committee, DOJ says
Jul 30, 2021
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanThe Justice Department on Friday said the Internal Revenue Service must hand over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means...
Federal Funds Reach Venues Shuttered During COVID
Jul 27, 2021
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCDozens of venues in western Massachusetts that were forced to close last year during the COVID-19 pandemic have now received federal aid. 2020 was supposed...