Springfield, MA | Mike Masciadrelli, Kristina D'Amours, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Union Station in Springfield now has a new platform where riders can now board trains. Governor Charlie Baker,...
Platform C opening completes Springfield Union Station’s rebirth; Gov. Charlie Baker remains cautious about east-west rail
Jan 25, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The newly completed and handicapped-accessible Platform C at Springfield Union Station is the next step toward potentially reestablishing frequent...
Baker-Polito Administration, Federal & Local Officials Celebrate Improvements at Springfield’s Union Station
Jan 24, 2020
Springfield, MA | $10 million project includes new fully ADA-accessible 328-foot platformSPRINGFIELD – Governor Charlie Baker, Congressman Richard Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, MassDOT...
Ribbon cutting to celebrate renovation of Springfield Innovation Center
Jan 23, 2020
Springfield, MA | Kristina D'Amours, WWLPSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – DevelopSpringfield will be hosting a ceremonial ribbon cutting commemorating the completed restoration of 276 Bridge Street, the...
Springfield-Boston rail service? Lawmaker’s message is that it’s long overdue
Jan 23, 2020
Washington, DC | Jon Chesto, The Boston GlobeWhen Governor Charlie Baker visits Springfield Friday, US Representative Richard Neal will join him to celebrate the last piece of the long-awaited Union...
‘The evidence is pretty compelling,’ says US Rep. Richard Neal on impeachment; senior Democrat says voters will have final say
Jan 23, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — As House Democrats continued Thursday making their case in the impeachment trial of Republican President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal...
Rep. Richard Neal, Gov. Charlie Baker to celebrate final step in Union Station rehab; Platform C caps $103M project
Jan 23, 2020
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Charlie Bake, fresh off his State of the State speech that focused on mass transit, will join U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and...
After Trade Deal, Neal Says Infrastructure Bill “Doable”
Jan 22, 2020
Washington, DC | Matt Murphy, State House News ServiceU.S. Rep. Richard Neal, the chair of the chief tax writing committee in the House, met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin last week...
Housing, Jobs and Transportation Top County Needs
Jan 21, 2020
North Adams, MA | Tammy Daniels, iBerkshiresNORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An individual in Berkshire County with a minimum wage job has to work 57 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom apartment. If...
Poverty in Berkshires front, center at MCLA forum
Jan 21, 2020
North Adams, MA | Scott Stafford, the Berkshire EagleNORTH ADAMS — More than 140 people converged on the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Church Street Center on Friday to study all aspects of...
Mass. Congressional Delegation Announces Over $76.5 Million in Federal Grants to Combat Homelessness
Jan 18, 2020
Boston, MABoston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Joseph P....
Neal Decries Discriminatory HHS Proposed Rule
Jan 17, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule that...
Senate OKs North American Trade Deal To Replace NAFTA, Giving Trump A Much-Needed Win
Jan 17, 2020
Washington, DC | Scott Neuman, Vanessa Romo, NPRThe Senate overwhelmingly approved a revised North American trade pact in a rare bipartisan vote Thursday that hands President Trump a victory on a...
Neal Statement on Senate Passage of the USMCA
Jan 16, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Senate passed implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada...
Neal Statement on Positive Meeting with EU Trade Commissioner Hogan
Jan 16, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after meeting with European Union Commissioner for Trade, Phil Hogan: ...
Neal Statement on Signing of “Phase One” China Trade Deal
Jan 15, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump signed a “Phase One” trade deal between the United States and...
Neal Responds to Crumbling Concrete Foundation Commission’s Report to Governor Baker
Jan 14, 2020
Washington, DCSpringfield, MA – On Wednesday, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means reaffirmed his commitment to assisting those in western and central...
Neal, Larson, and Davis Slam Harmful Draft Social Security Rule
Jan 14, 2020
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman...
Neal Statement on the Restoration of Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland
Jan 13, 2020
Washington, DCCongressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the Friends of Ireland Caucus in the United States House of Representatives, released the following statement today after a majority of the...
Retirement industry looks for encore to SECURE Act
Jan 13, 2020
Washington, DC | Hazel Bradford and Brian Croce, Pensions and InvestmentEven with the passage of the first retirement security package in more than a decade shortly before the holiday recess, there...