LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government could be headed for a shutdown if an agreement on a spending plan is not reached by the end of the month. A...
2 Mass. men part of flotilla attacked during aid mission to Gaza
Sep 24, 2025
By Larry Parnass | LParnass@repub.com Two Western Massachusetts brothers are safe after their ships, part of a flotilla carrying food and other aid to Gaza, were attacked Tuesday off the coast of...
Neal Reacts to Bloody Sunday Trial
Sep 24, 2025
By Irish Echo Staff Congressman Richard Neal has released a statement on the trial of “Soldier F,” who has been charged for his alleged role in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry Said Neal:...
Neal Highlights Impact of ARPA Funding in First District during Visit to Ludlow High School
Sep 24, 2025
Ludlow, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Ludlow Select Board Member Anthony Alves, Ludlow Town Administrator Marc Strange, and state and local officials to highlight the impact of...
Berkshire County Gold Star Memorial Unveiled in Lenox
Sep 21, 2025
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff LENOX, Mass. — William "Smitty" Pignatelli was visiting the Veterans Memorial Bicentennial Park in Fall River with its tributes ranging from the Revolution to the...
Neal Slams GOP Funding Bill for Refusing to Cut Costs for the People
Sep 19, 2025
WATCH HERE So, let's look at the numbers: 15 million people are about to be kicked off their health insurance because of the Big, Ugly Law. 24 million Americans are going to pay higher premiums, in...
Neal Statement on House Republicans Abdication of Responsibility
Sep 19, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting against H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026. “House...
Neal Statement on Joint Legacy Framework
Sep 19, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Irish and British governments announced a joint framework to address the legacy issues in...
On the right track: Knowledge Corridor rail marks 10 years
Sep 15, 2025
by Sam Ferland, Hampshire Gazette NORTHAMPTON — Congressmen Richard Neal and Jim McGovern visited Northampton late last week to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Amtrak Vermonter Rail in the...
Chicopee celebrates transformation of old library into community hub
Sep 13, 2025
WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Chicopee celebrated the transformation of its old library building into a community hub with a ceremony attended by state...
Neal, Larson Launch Inquiry with Ways and Means Democrats Demanding Trump Hand Over Information About ‘DOGE’ Data Meddling at Social Security
Sep 11, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, following a whistleblower report that revealed ‘DOGE’ copied sensitive information, including names, Social Security numbers, and addresses, to a vulnerable cloud, Ways and...
Democrats coalesce around insurance subsidies as shutdown demand, Neal says
Sep 11, 2025
Any stopgap deal needs to include an extension of enhanced health care tax credits or other concessions, the Ways and Means leader said after strategy meeting. By: Nicholas Wu, Jennifer...
Springfield remembers 9/11 with unveiling of monument addition, call for unity
Sep 11, 2025
By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – Whether it was a 25-year-old Air Force lieutenant escorting passenger planes to safety, a lawyer who signed up to join the military or a...
Neal Statement on House Vote on NDAA
Sep 10, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting against passage of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution...
Neal Statement on August 2025 Jobs Report
Sep 5, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) August 2025 jobs report: “Americans cannot afford...
Neal Statement on Latest Trump Administration Betrayal on Health Care Costs
Sep 4, 2025
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the latest CMS guidance: “Today’s announcement makes one thing clear: the Trump...
Neal Celebrates Federal Appeals Court Rebuke of Trump’s Illegal Tariffs
Aug 29, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled President Trump’s...
Neal Statement on Labor Day 2025
Aug 29, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) put out the following statement ahead of Labor Day 2025: “Labor Day is a celebration of our nation’s...
Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Public Health Assault
Aug 28, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s ongoing attack on the nation’s public health agencies...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Attack on the American Economy
Aug 26, 2025
“As seen around the world, politicizing the central bank means rampant inflation, higher mortgage rates, unstable retirement accounts, and more uncertainty for the people.”