Washington, DC | Cynthia G. Simison, MassLive‘You just kept going forward and hoped you didn’t get killed,” Earl D. Clark Jr., of West Springfield, remembered. “You’d see people going down around...
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Neal, Pallone Demand Materials Related to Administration Efforts that Jeopardize ACA Enrollment Protections
Jun 5, 2019
Washington, DCYesterday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare &...
Neal Announces U.S. Department of Commerce Investment of the Manufacturing Sector in Ludlow, MA Opportunity Zone
Jun 5, 2019
Washington, DCToday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $3.1 million in the Town of Ludlow, Massachusetts,...
Ludlow receives $3 million grant to help upgrade Riverside Road
Jun 5, 2019
Ludlow, MA | Sy Becker, WWLPLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal was in Ludlow Wednesday to announce a three million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help upgrade...
Neal Opening Statement at Member Day Hearing
Jun 4, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Thank you to the members of the Committee and our colleagues in Congress for joining me today for this important member day hearing. Today’s hearing is...
Neal Seeks Information on Expanding Long-Term Care Services through Medigap
Jun 3, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to National Association of Insurance Commissioners President Eric Cioppa, requesting information on ways...
Neal Requests Guidance on Family and Medical Leave Laws for Massachusetts Taxpayers
Jun 3, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Counsel Michael J. Desmond, urging the agency to issue clarifying...
PVTA, supporters laud new $55M Springfield operations center
Jun 3, 2019
Springfield, MA | Peter Goonan, MassLiveSPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority showed off its new $55 million, state-of-the-art operations and maintenance center on Cottage Street...
3-month delay of paid leave law likely
Jun 3, 2019
Washington, DC | Colin A. Young, State House News ServiceBOSTON – If state government is going to approve the three-month delay in payroll taxes needed to fund the new paid family and medical leave...
Habitat Breaks Ground on Long-awaited Gordon-Deming Project
Jun 3, 2019
Pittsfield, MA | Andy McKeever, iBerkshiresPITTSFIELD, Mass. — It'll be a series of firsts for Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity when it builds six net-zero energy use condominiums on land on...
Neal Comments on Renegotiated NAFTA Statement of Administrative Action
May 30, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration submitted to Congress the draft statement of...
Lawmakers, families remember military members at Agawam Veterans Cemetery
May 28, 2019
Washington, DC | Jodi Reed, WWLPAGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) - Top state lawmakers attended a Memorial Day ceremony at the Agawam Veterans Cemetery on Monday. Lieutenant Governor Karyn...
Veteran, state Rep. John Velis tells Agawam Memorial Day gathering: ‘Live a life worthy of their sacrifice’
May 28, 2019
Agawam | Jim Kinney, MassLiveAGAWAM — Memorial Day observances Monday at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery had state Rep. John C. Velis recalling words painted on a wall in Afghanistan....
Mayor Sarno, Congressman Neal and Veterans Services Director Tom Belton Call for Volunteers to Mark Veterans Graves with American Flags for Memorial Day
May 24, 2019
Washington, DC05/23/2019 Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Congressman Richard E. Neal and Tom Belton, Director of the Springfield Veterans Services Department call for volunteers to mark veterans’ graves...
Senators Markey, Warren, and Rep. Neal Reintroduce Legislation to Restore WCVB and WWLP Television Channels to the Berkshires
May 23, 2019
Washington, DC | Charter removed WWLP TV in April 2017 and WCVB TV in June 2018Washington (May 23, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01)...
Neal Praises House Passage of Landmark Retirement Legislation, the SECURE Act
May 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community...
Committee Leaders Announce Call for Comments on Bipartisan Medicare Part D Drug Pricing Legislation
May 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), along with Ranking Members Kevin Brady (R-TX) and...
Chairman Neal Votes to Strengthen Americans’ Retirement Security and Provide Urgently Needed Tax Fix for Gold Star Families
May 23, 2019
Washington, DCToday, United States Representative Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means voted to pass H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...
Neal Floor Statement on H.R. 1994
May 23, 2019
Washington, DC(As prepared for delivery) Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act – or the SECURE Act. One of my priorities since...
US House passes bill to aid workers saving for retirement; Rep. Richard Neal praises vote
May 23, 2019
Washington, DC | Patrick Johnson, MassLiveThe U.S. House of Representatives’ passage on Thursday of a bill that intends to increase the ability of people to save for retirement was praised by U.S....