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That's a big kick in the guts. Payrolls is much weaker, and the U.S. lost -23k jobs in March, well below expectations of +80k. Huge downward revisions, too: May now +63k (instead of +129k), June now +20k (down from +53k). Very bad news. Revise down your views substantially.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.gov21h ago(source)

Republicans think a promise from the Trump Administration is enough to keep them from breaking the law. Their record gives Congress no reason to take this Administration at its word. No president gets to make themselves immune from tax audits — and this bill makes sure of that.

Republicans are taking this Administration at its word. Democrats are taking action. Ways and Means Democrats and @senatefinance.bsky.social Democrats introduced legislation to permanently end Trump's IRS audit immunity. No president gets to put themselves above the law.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.gov1d ago(source)

It shouldn’t be this hard for the Administration to answer our basic questions about DOGE. The fact that they’re refusing to speaks volumes.

If the Trump Administration has nothing to hide, it should have no problem sharing the DOGE records requested by Congress. Instead, they are dodging accountability and leaving people with more questions than answers.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.gov1d ago(source)

Republicans could have extended the ACA tax credits for 3 years and lowered health care costs for 20 million people. Instead, they want to hand Trump and Hegseth a $73 billion war chest for their botched war in Iran. Your health is not their policy priority.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.gov2d ago(source)

Turning programs meant to help families into another way to harvest your data is beyond unacceptable. That's exactly what this Administration is trying to do through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Analysis | Trump’s poll numbers just took another turn for the worse

Families already have enough on their plate dealing with Trump’s price hikes, his health care cuts, and his war in Iran. Instead of relief, this Administration is stooping to use the programs designed to uplift families and keep them together.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.gov3d ago(source)

Over 70% of Americans have negative feelings about the economy, nearly half say they're worse off than a year ago, and Trump's economic approval rating is 43 points underwater. Where's the golden age?

The president of the United States is more unpopular than he has ever been, according to a series of polls of American voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social5d ago(source)

Republicans created this health care crisis. Don't look to them to lower your costs or put health care back in reach. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.gov5d ago(source)

Republicans say we can't afford health care, child care, or paid leave. Yet they always find the money to deliver handouts to the ultra-wealthy or spend billions of taxpayer dollars on failed wars. They don't have to tell you you're not a priority. Their actions already have.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats@waysmeanscmte.bsky.socialJul 31(source)

As your costs grow, so does Trump’s portfolio. That's not serving the American people. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 30(source)

Democrats are committed to the promise of Medicare and Medicare and will make sure its promise delivers for generations to come. My full statement: democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/media-center...

Neal Statement on the 61st Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 61st anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medica...

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 30(source)

Medicare & Medicaid reflect our belief that everyone deserves dignity & security. 61 years later, Republicans are moving us in the opposite direction. After making the biggest Medicaid cuts in history, they're not satisfied & are finding new ways to hike costs and shut down more hospitals.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 29(source)

Tomorrow marks Medicare's 61st anniversary. Instead of building on Democrats' successes at lowering Medicare costs, Trump is unraveling it. The truth: more seniors are finally filling the prescriptions they need because Dems capped out-of-pocket costs. That's exactly how Medicare should work.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 29(source)

Trump promised Massachusetts families lower costs. Instead, they're paying more than $4 a gallon for gas, $70 more for electricity, and facing health care premiums that have climbed more than 50%. Trump's policies aren't working.

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 28(source)

Laying off a third of the IRS workforce was never about cutting waste. It was sabotage. Now phones go unanswered, problems go unsolved, and fraud goes unchecked while Trump and Republicans refuse to acknowledge the consequences, hoping you'll simply accept them.

The IRS is imploding.

The CEO says the agency is proving it's possible to have “less people and better results.”

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 27(source)

Republicans expect you to pay over $4 a gallon for gas, cut back on groceries, and skip back to school shopping for your kids. If they didn't, they'd use their majority to lower your costs instead of enabling Trump's failed policies.

Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers might see higher oil prices surface

Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that h...

Rep. Richard Neal@neal.house.govJul 26(source)

The Republican agenda has left workers and families paying more for less. Higher costs, fewer jobs, 8 million people and counting without health care. You deserve better.