March 24, 2009
Neal Announces Hearing on Banking Secrecy Practices and Wealthy American Taxpayers
House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced today that the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures will hold a hearing on issues involving banking secrecy practices and wealthy American taxpayers. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in the main Committee hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Read More >

March 12, 2009
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE ONLINE TAX PREPARATION, ELECTRONIC FILING SERVICES.
CCIA Hosts Press Conference with Guest Speaker Congressman Richard Neal to
Promote Free Tax Help for MA Taxpayers
What: The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) will host a press conference on Friday, March 13, with guest speaker Congressman Richard Neal (D–MA) at American International College, to announce the availability of the IRS and Massachusetts Free File Alliances,. Read More >

February 25, 2009
CONGRESSMAN NEAL ANNOUNCES MIILIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETT
Projects from Springfield to Milford will benefit
(WASHINGTON) Congressman Richard E. Neal announced that millions of dollars of federal funds for western and central Massachusetts have been included in the $410 billion Omnibus Appropriations bill that passed today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, which includes nine spending bills Congress had not approved, will finish appropriations work for FY09, which started October 1, 2008. This funding is separate from the $787 billion that was included in the stimulus package that President Obama signed into law last week. The Omnibus bill makes investments that offer short term help for our economic challenges and long term solutions towards a future of stability, recovery and prosperity. Read More >

January 22, 2009
Neal Announces Massachusetts Aid in Stimulus Package. Senior Member touts aid in economic recovery package for the Commonwealth
(WASHINGTON) Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), senior Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today outlined aid for Massachusetts in the House of Representatives version of the federal economic stimulus bill. The bill would provide aid for the state’s senior citizens, education, students, homeless, and job training. The legislation would also provide funds to various infrastructure projects in the state, including highways, bridges, and clean water. In addition, the feature item in the tax title, the “Making Work Pay” credit in the economic recovery plan would result in tax relief of $500 to single workers earning up to $100,000, and $1,000 in tax relief to married couples earning up to $200,000. Read More >

January 22, 2009
NEAL WELCOMES WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

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For those who don't know, the 2nd Congressional District extends from the Connecticut River Valley in the west, to the Blackstone River Valley in the east. The expanse of this district covers a significant and diverse portion of both Western and Central Massachusetts.

Inside the borders of this district there are rural communities, small college towns and industrial cities. The birthplaces of basketball and of the American Industrial Revolution are within this district, and from any city or town in the 2nd it is a short drive either east to Boston or west to the Berkshires. In any case, the 2nd district is a wonderful place to live, to work and to visit.

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