Neal Reiterates Support for the Northern Ireland Protocol

The following press release was published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means on April 22. It is reproduced in full below.

SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding proposed legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) that would allow for the dismantling of the Northern Ireland Protocol:

“Preserving peace and stability on the island of Ireland is essential. Undoing the Northern Ireland Protocol could compromise the facilitation of post-Brexit trade between the UK and the European Union. The progress achieved thanks to the Good Friday Agreement should be maintained."

Source: U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means