
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020, bipartisan...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Leaders from the House Ways and Means and Veterans’ Affairs Committees today called on U.S.

Lawmakers Seek Additional VA Resources to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Prevent Similar Outbreaks at VA-Operated Long-Term Care Facilities Across the Commonwealth
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E.

Nearly 10 million Americans have filed unemployment claims in the last two weeks
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) questioned why the Department of Labor has yet to distribute emergency administrative funding to help states process a...

Funding will be awarded through Community Development Block Grant program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Last week, Congress successfully passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, that was signed into law on Friday, March 27, 2020. The CARES Act, in part...

Neal called on Treasury yesterday to automatically provide the economic impact payments for seniors, veterans, and other low-income individuals
SPRINGFIELD, MA – House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced that Social Security beneficiaries will...

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on the Trump Administration to provide Congress and the public with detailed...

WASHINGTON, DC – In light of yesterday’s news that non-filing taxpayers will need to file a “simple tax return” to receive the 2020 recovery rebate, House Ways and Means Committee...

Springfield, MA – Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the news of deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was reported Monday evening.

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding seniors’ access to the economic impact payments included in the CARES Act:

Springfield, MA - In order to continue to keep the public aware of ongoing resources for the coronavirus or COVID-19 and to address concerns in the region, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways...