Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Chairman David Johanson regarding Massachusetts’s...
Neal Applauds House Passage of USMCA Implementing Legislation
Dec 20, 2019
Washington, DC Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5430, Legislation to...
Neal and Blumenauer Request Investigation into the Economic Effects of Illegal Seafood Imports
Dec 20, 2019
Washington, DC Today, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. International Trade...
Rep. Richard Neal backs impeachment on House floor; ‘I take no pleasure in today’s vote’
Dec 19, 2019
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveU.S. Rep. Richard Neal spoke Wednesday in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump as the House of Representatives moved toward a historic vote. “It is deeply...
Neal Statement in Support of Impeachment of President Trump
Dec 18, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Richard E. Neal released the following statement in support of the articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. “It is...
Neal Statement on House Passage of FY2020 Appropriations Package
Dec 17, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal praised the House passage of a spending agreement for Fiscal Year 2020 that includes several investments that will better...
Neal Urges Inclusion of Multiemployer Pension Rehabilitation Legislation in Spending Package
Dec 17, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement regarding the appropriations package: “Democrats negotiated a spending...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of WTO Resolution and USMCA Implementing Legislation
Dec 17, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning. Today we will consider the USMCA, a transformative agreement that creates a new highwater mark for U.S. trade deals moving forward. The...
Improvements Coming To Neighborhood Park
Dec 17, 2019
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMCA $ 1 million improvement plan has been unveiled for an urban park in western Massachusetts. Walsh Park is 12 acres of fields and woods tucked between residential...
Kennedy, Neal, Boyle, calls for London support of GFA
Dec 17, 2019
Washington, DC | Irish Echo StaffCongressman Joe Kennedy III, together with Congressman Richard Neal and Brendan Boyle, called on the leaders of the United Kingdom’s three major political parties to...
In Springfield, relief that Chinese rail car plant will survive
Dec 16, 2019
Springfield, MA | Andy Rosen, The Boston GlobeSPRINGFIELD — This city has long sought to recover the jobs it lost during its 20th century industrial decline, and in recent years it began to make...
Capitol Hill Deal Keeps Springfield’s CRRC Rail Car Factory Rolling
Dec 13, 2019
Washington, DC | Adam Frenier, NEPRA defense spending bill passed by the U.S. House includes language granting a reprieve to a Chinese-owned rail car factory in Springfield. There was a push by some...
Neal Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Dec 12, 2019
Washington, DCChairman of the Committee on Ways and Means Richard E. Neal commended the House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The Lower...
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Executive Director of Parks, Buildings, Recreation Management Patrick J. Sullivan to Make a Grant Announcement at Walsh Park
Dec 12, 2019
Springfield, MASpringfield - Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Congressman Richard E. Neal, Executive Director of Parks, Buildings, Recreation Management Patrick J. Sullivan, and the Springfield Park...
Ways and Means offers its own plan on surprise medical bills
Dec 12, 2019
Washington, DC | Mary Ellen McIntire, Roll CallThe House Ways and Means Committee released its own proposal Wednesday for ending surprise medical bills, potentially complicating an effort by some...
Pentagon spending bill boosts Springfield’s CRRC; U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal added language to help rail car manufacturer
Dec 12, 2019
Washington, DC | Jim Kinney, MassLiveCompromise language in a Pentagon spending bill passed Wednesday evening by the U.S. House of Representatives will allow Springfield’s CRRC MA factory to compete...
Walsh Park in Liberty Heights neighborhood slated for $1M transformation
Dec 12, 2019
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — Walsh Park in the city’s Liberty Heights section is basically an empty field ringed by trees. But by the summer 2021, the 12-acre park tucked back...
Neal Opening Statement at Markup of Social Security and Tax Legislation
Dec 11, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Today, we will consider two important bills that benefit hardworking Americans. We will begin our markup today with a bipartisan proposal to ensure...
Chairman Neal Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Dec 11, 2019
Washington, DC | The bill includes a provision to protect CRRC MA contracts Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020....
For Richard Neal, a steady focus on new trade deal
Dec 11, 2019
Washington, DC | Jazmine Ulloa, The Boston GlobeWhile House Democrats were publicly battling with President Trump over impeachment this fall, Representative Richard Neal was a key player in the...