Press Releases

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), author of the Gas Price Relief Act, released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump has backed a suspension of the federal gas tax.

Today, U.S. Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the US House Budget Committee, and state Rep. Anthony Bellmon (D-Phila.) held a news conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to announce new legislation and a joint effort to stop the Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts from hurting Pennsylvanians.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Lead Democrat of the U.S. Congressional Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after reports that President Trump is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today joined physicians, advocates, and patients at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Northeast Philadelphia to mark the unanimous House passage of his bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act and call on the Senate to swiftly take up the legislation. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States, even as overall cancer rates have declined.

At a Ways and Means Committee hearing with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) demanded answers about the Trump administration’s disastrous trade agenda and the offshoring of American factories, including the former Nabisco facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

Today, Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) announced that the House of Representatives has passed their bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act. This bill addresses the unique impact of lung cancer on women through enhanced research, preventive services, and public awareness. The legislation now moves to the Senate, where a companion bill is led by Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined Esperanza today for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating new facilities and expanded services that will support the expansion of Esperanza’s workforce training and community-based programming.