Dec 21, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanIn separate tweets over the weekend, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey all announced they have received the first of...
Dec 21, 2020
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveRep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts on Monday said the recently-struck COVID-19 stimulus deal is not perfect, but will offer “desperately needed...
Dec 15, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanSurprise medical bills — ones sent to people who receive care outside their insurer’s network, often without knowing it until later — could be headed to...
Dec 14, 2020
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveUnexpected shortages of food boxes and reduced service from a new U.S. Department of Agriculture contractor have left several Massachusetts food banks and...
Dec 12, 2020
Washington, DC | Legislation Will Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills and Establish Fair Framework to Resolve Disputes Between Providers and InsurersToday, key House and Senate Committee...
Dec 12, 2020
Washington, DC | Susannah Luthi, Rachel Roubein, POLITICOKey congressional committees have clinched a last-minute deal to protect patients from receiving “surprise” medical bills, potentially...
Dec 12, 2020
Washington, DC | Peter Sullivan, The HillFour congressional committees on Friday reached a bipartisan deal on legislation to protect patients from massive "surprise" medical bills after a series of...
Dec 12, 2020
Springfield, MA | Morgyn Joubert, Leon Purvis, Western Mass NewsSPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine has obtained emergency use authorization by the FDA, making it the first...
Dec 12, 2020
Springfield, MA | Elizabeth Román, The RepublicanSPRINGFIELD — For more than 20 years, Andrea Allen-Glenn has helped people in need have one less thing to worry about each week. As the food...
Dec 11, 2020
Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) Good afternoon, thank you to everyone for tuning in. Today, we are over nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic that has inflicted unthinkable losses on our...
Dec 11, 2020
Holyoke, MA | Byron Barrett, WHDH NewsHOLYOKE, MASS. (WHDH) - Congressmen Joe Kennedy III and Richard Neal are introducing a bill in response to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak that occurred at the...
Dec 11, 2020
Washington, DC | Ana Swanson and Emily Cochrane, The New York TimesThe chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee urged the incoming administration to renew trade negotiations with the...
Dec 10, 2020
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveJames Ryan, a history and social science teacher at the Springfield Honors Academy, says most if not all teachers are eager to get back in the classroom in...
Dec 10, 2020
Washington, DC | Benjamin Kail, MassLiveU.S. Reps. Joe Kennedy III and Richard Neal proposed an overhaul of federal safety standards at soldiers’ homes nationwide on Tuesday, building on...
Dec 9, 2020
Holyoke, MA | Sydney Snow, WWLPHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – A federal overhaul on the safety standards for veterans’ homes is being proposed by two Massachusetts congressmen. Congressmen Richard Neal and...
Dec 5, 2020
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, The RepublicanThe U.S. economy gained just 245,000 jobs in November, the smallest increase since April and the fifth consecutive month of declining gains. The...
Dec 4, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) November 2020 jobs report: “As...
Dec 4, 2020
Washington, DCFollowing the House passage of H.R. 3884, the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020,” Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and...
Dec 3, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after being reelected Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means for the 117th Congress: “Remaining the...
Dec 3, 2020
Washington, DC | Leader Hoyer announced the bill will be brought to the House Floor the week of December 7, 2020House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following...
