In this May 9, 2019 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In this May 9, 2019 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: AP photo

Rep. Richard Neal must not like it when people ask questions about his fundraising. That identical Jack Connors column from June 25 has now appeared in three different newspapers across the state.

It makes me wonder why Neal is so anxious. Probably because weโ€™re all talking about his swampy pay-to-play politics โ€” and making the connection between all these high-dollar donor events nationwide and why we never seem to see him here in western Massachusetts holding town hall meetings or district office hours so his constituents can get a little face time with their congressman.

Matt L. Barron

Chesterfield