Jul 30, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement regarding a newly-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested...
Jul 30, 2019
Washington, DCIn the wake of two disturbing reports detailing the deficiencies in the quality of care delivered to some Medicare hospice enrollees, Ways and Means Committee Chairman...
Jul 30, 2019
Pittsfield, MA | Andy McKeever, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is gearing up for what he believes will be "strong negotiations" on the extension of various federal tax...
Jul 26, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House Democrats’ trade working group met with U.S. Trade Representative...
Jul 25, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R.397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer...
Jul 25, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and thank you to our witnesses and guests for joining us for today’s hearing on, “The Social Security 2100 Act.” Retirement income is often...
Jul 24, 2019
Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) Mister Speaker, I rise in support of H.R 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act – commonly referred to as the Butch Lewis Act. I am...
Jul 24, 2019
Washington, DC(As Prepared for Delivery) I thank the gentlewoman. And I would like to once again commend Congresswoman Judy Chu for her leadership on this legislation. For far too long, LGBTQ...
Jul 23, 2019
Washington, DC – Following the announcement of a proposed rule this morning from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility for the...
Jul 10, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you to everyone for being here. Today we meet to consider H.R 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act – commonly referred to as the...
Jul 10, 2019
Washington, DC | Robert Weisman, Boston GlobeA bill to prop up financially ailing multiemployer pension plans advanced in Congress on Wednesday as an influential House panel approved a proposal that...
Jul 9, 2019
Washington, DCToday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement in advance of this afternoon’s oral arguments in the Texas v. United States case...
Jul 9, 2019
Washington, DC | Ray Kelly, MassLiveHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, warned Tuesday of the damage that would be done by overturning Obamacare, just hours...
Jul 8, 2019
Springfield, MA | Matt Berg, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — A sense of urgency was evident among local politicians at a briefing on the 2020 census at Springfield City Hall on Monday. Conducted every ten...
Jul 5, 2019
Lenox | Dick Lindsay, the Berkshire EagleLENOX — On a sultry summer afternoon on the grounds of Shakespeare & Company, North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard recited: "We hold these truths to be...
Jul 3, 2019
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement today after the Inspector General of the...
Jul 2, 2019
Washington, DC | Paul Tuthill, WAMC A ceremony Monday marked the start of construction work to restore a landmark building in Springfield, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Governor...
Jul 1, 2019
Springfield, MASpringfield, MA - Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, today mourned the loss of longtime Springfield Republican Publisher David...
Jul 1, 2019
Springfield, MA | Jim Kinney, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The New England Farm Workers Council ceremonially broke ground Monday on the long-planned but oft-delayed $38-million rehab of the Paramount...
Jun 26, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Good morning and welcome. Today the Committee will consider several bills that will extend critical Medicare programs and provide a better overall experience...
