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Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on 2017 GOP Tax Scam

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(As prepared for delivery) Republicans have wasted the last sixteen months on chaos, conspiracies, and cuts, only to end up back where they always do: cutting taxes for their wealthy and well-connected friends. I’ve been around long enough to know that the lifecycle of Republican governing goes as follows: cut taxes for special interests and the top 1% and pay for it by slashing American workers’ ...

Neal Statement on the March 2024 Jobs Report

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Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2024 jobs report: “More good news for America’s workers and families with another jobs report that defied expectations. Over 15 million jobs have been created since President Biden took office, consumer confidence is hitting multi-year highs, and...

‘Model’ for veterans care takes shape at Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke

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HOLYOKE — The foundation of the new $483 million Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke is nearly complete, and the cranes are already being assembled that will raise the steel skeleton in May. That’ll mean a ”topping off” ceremony as workers finish up the framing in November and, if all goes well, officials there told U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, that veterans should start moving into the new build...

Neal Lauds Agreement that Protects Union Jobs at CRRC

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Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced an updated contract with CRRC to complete manufacturing of the remaining Red and Orange Line cars at the Springfield factory. “I applaud the MBTA and General Manager Phil Eng for putting forth a plan that will deliver on all fronts for all of Massachusetts: completing manufac...

North Adams Regional Hospital has reopened for inpatient care, exactly a decade after it abruptly closed

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NORTH ADAMS — North Adams Regional Hospital closed 10 years ago to the day. On Thursday, it was revived. Berkshire Health Systems CEO Darlene Rodowicz said she had a smile on her face all day, but she recognized the gravity of the moment. "Exactly 10 years ago today, this hospital, under previous ownership, closed its doors," Rodowicz told the more than 100 people gathered under a tent for a ribbo...

Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Affirm that EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care Including Abortion

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258 Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to affirm district court decision that under EMTALA, hospitals participating in Medicare must provide emergency stabilizing treatment to patients, including abortion care when necessary. In amicus brief—led by Sens. Schumer, Murray, Wyden, Durbin and Reps. Jeffries, Clark, Neal, Pallone, Nadler, DeGette, and Lee—lawmakers argue that congressional intent, t...

Neal Commemorates Historic Reopening of North Adams Regional Hospital

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Congressman Richard E. Neal joined President and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems Darlene Rodowicz, Vice President of North Adams Regional Hospital Laurie Lamarre, Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh, North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, and local and state officials to commemorate the reopening of North Adams Regional Hospital (NARH) as a Critical...

State lawmakers call for additional FEMA relief

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BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Several state leaders are echoing Governor Healey’s calls for a major disaster declaration following last September’s extreme flooding. Senators, Elizabeth Warren, and Ed. Markey along with State Representatives Richard Neal, Jim McGovern, and more, have sent a letter to President Biden and the FEMA Region 1 Administration. They are asking them to reconsider denying the...

Officials tour cybersecurity center under construction at Springfield Union Station

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A cybersecurity center is under construction at Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts — and it's officially named after a congressman who's worked to revitalize the transit hub. Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal of the 1st district got a tour of the nascent cybersecurity center that will bear his name. The former mayor of Springfield was joined by current Mayor Domenic Sarno and other offi...

Neal Statement on the $87M Award for Holyoke’s Sublime Systems

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Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy announced that Sublime Systems will receive $87 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and their Industrial Demonstrations Program. “I am thrilled that Sublime Systems has been named the recipient of federal funding under the Department of Energ...

Neal Celebrates Fourteenth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement ahead of the 14th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law on March 23, 2010: “The Affordable Care Act has stood as beacon of what’s possible when the government does what’s best for the people for the last fourteen years and rewritten the story of health care in our...

Neal Votes to Pass Schools, Safety, and Security Funding Bill

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Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal voted to pass the second of two appropriations bills, averting a sixth government shutdown in as many months. This legislation supports education and job training and placement programs, reinforces America’s global leadership, and keeps communities safe and secure. “Once again, the adults in the room have delivered for the American people. In the face of a sixth ...

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra

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(As prepared for delivery) It’s always a pleasure to welcome back one of our own before our storied Committee. Secretary Becerra, thank you for being here today. Democrats have transformed our nation by prioritizing the well-being and the wallets of the American people, re-building our economy from the bottom-up and middle-out, and the results are record-breaking. 15 million jobs created under the...

Talks on united Ireland should get underway, influential US politicians say following Stormont and Irish government leaders’ Washington visit

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Conversations on a united Ireland should get underway, US politicians have said after the visit by Irish leaders to Washington sparked optimism over the future of the island. Influential Irish-American Congress members have said talks on a border poll are now “entirely appropriate” and have urged preparations to get underway in order to avoid a Brexit-style “debacle” in the aftermath of a successf...

United Ireland discussions need to start, US politicians say

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Leading US politicians have said discussions need to start on a united Ireland to avoid a “Brexit-style debacle” in the aftermath of a rushed border poll. Prominent members of Congress suggested the US will be on hand to provide a mediatory role to guide the process through in the same way the Good Friday Agreement was achieved over 25 years ago. Congressman Richie Neal, who played a pre-eminent r...

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