Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – In response to President Trump’s concerning tweets directing the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to examine the tax-exempt status of certain universities and...
Congressman Richard Neal On His Push For Trump To Release His Tax Returns
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | WBUR NewsroomWe speak with Congressman Richard Neal about the Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's taxes, the coronavirus pandemic, his reelection campaign and...
Hampden County Jail Inmates Making Face Masks, Medical Gowns For Local Use
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCInmates at correctional institutions across the country are producing face masks and other protective equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic. ...
US Rep. Richard Neal defends Dr. Anthony Fauci, decries ‘chaotic’ White House coronavirus response
Jul 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — In March, when everyone was still learning about the coronavirus and before it had killed 136,00 Americans, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal was telling...
US Rep. Richard Neal congratulates Hampden County inmates as they make face masks, protective gowns for the fight against coronavirus
Jul 15, 2020
Ludlow, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveLUDLOW — Inmates in the York Street Industries vocational training program at the Hampden County Correctional Center have made 67,000 face masks as well as hundreds...
Inmates at Hampden County Jail help make PPE for COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 15, 2020
Ludlow, MA | Hector Molina, WWLPLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Many state agencies have played a significant role in fighting COVID-19. The Hampden County Jail inmates have been working to help benefit the...
Chairman Neal and Ways and Means Committee Democrats Release Report Examining Longstanding Inequities in American Health System
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” presents an honest, holistic analysis of the many cross-sector and historically rooted challenges facing...
HEROES Act still under negotiation in Congress
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Ryan Trowbridge, Sarah Guernelli, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The clock is ticking for the CARES Act that comes to an end on July 31, leaving many people...
Trump Administration rescinds international student rule, local student reacts
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The Trump Administration rescinds the rule that would require international students to transfer schools or leave the...
Springfield neighborhood supports Black Lives Matter movement
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Residents in the Atwater Community walk the neighborhood and place Black Lives Matter signs on lawns. City leaders...
Neighbors in Springfield’s Atwater Park step up to support Black Lives Matter movement
Jul 14, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — As Black Lives Matter protests around the country continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police...
Chairman Neal Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Protect Non-ACA-Compliant Health Plans
Jul 12, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal expressed his concern over the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would protect workplace health plans...
Neal: High court ‘did America a favor’ with Trump tax filing ruling
Jul 11, 2020
Stockbridge | Jack Lyons, The Berkshire EagleSTOCKBRIDGE — His party didn't get all that it wanted, but U.S. Rep. Richard Neal still applauded the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to give...
Chairman Neal Calls on CMS to Ramp Up Oversight of Nursing Homes as Pandemic Continues to Devastate Long-Term Care Facilities
Jul 10, 2020
Springfield, MA | Data suggest more than 55,000 long-term care residents and staff members have died from COVID-19SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called...
Neal Announces CARES Act Grants for Cultural Organizations
Jul 10, 2020
Stockbridge | Stephen Davis, iBerkshiresSTOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, visited the Norman Rockwell Museum on Friday to announce $72,500 in grants to benefit cultural...
Cultural organizations in Greater Springfield, Berkshires receive $135K in federal grants
Jul 10, 2020
Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveNational Endowment of the Humanities grants totaling $135,000 for 26 organizations in Greater Springfield and the Berkshires were announced on Friday. U.S. Rep....
Congressman Neal responds to Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s taxes
Jul 10, 2020
Stockbridge | Jordyn Jagolinzer, Morgyn Joubert, Western Mass NewsSTOCKBRIDGE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The U.S. Supreme Court decided to allow President Trump to continue to keep his tax records out...
Neal Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its decisions related to the...
Neal Statement on House Passage of Measure to Provide Relief to Non-Profits and State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House passed S. 4209, which would ensure that non-profits...
Neal Announces $400,000 to Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Jul 9, 2020
Springfield, MASPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Executive Director Kimberly H. Robinson to announce a $400,000 grant from the U.S....