Budget and Fiscal Responsibility
As Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Boyle is leading the fight for budget priorities that reflect the values of working families across the country. To learn more about the work of Budget Committee Democrats, visit the committee website.
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Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mark DeSaulnier led a letter signed by Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman and Brendan Boyle, all freshman members of the Transportation and Public Assets Subcommittee, calling on Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to convene a hearing on the implications and consequences of Volkswagen's actions for American consumers and, to identify potential policy solutions for federal agencies to prevent similar egregious actions from occurring again.
The head of Planned Parenthood has defended her organisation before Congress, calling a series of secretly recorded videos a "smear campaign".
President Cecile Richards told members of Congress on Tuesday she was "proud" that Planned Parenthood donates foetal tissue for research.
The anti-abortion group behind the videos has alleged that the healthcare provider profits from the practice.
The allegations have set off an effort to pull the group's federal funding.
By Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed News Reporter
Instead of debating hidden camera videos, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards spent Tuesday defending her group's finances to Congress.
The highly partisan House Oversight Committee hearing, chaired by Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, came as one of four committees investigating the $1.3 billion women's health care group in the aftermath of videos released by an anti-abortion group over the summer.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-D-13) delivered the following speech on floor of the House of Representatives about the need for long term funding for infrastructure and transportation:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) applauded the President's announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay protections to nearly 5 million salaried American workers. This proposal would increase the current overtime protection threshold, guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 per year.
Click the link to watch Congressman Brendan F. Boyle speak to Fox News on the need for bipartisanship in Washington DC.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) introducing the Keep Our Pension Promises Act and calling for restored protections for hard-earned retirement security afforded by multiemployer pension plans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) is helping to lead the fight to give hardworking Americans a long-overdue increase to the Federal minimum wage. Today, Congressman Boyle signed on as an original cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act to raise the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $12.00 by 2020. The bill, introduced in both the House and Senate, would also gradually eliminate the subminimum tipped wage system and index the Federal minimum wage to keep pace with the rising median wage.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) demanded a vote to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank before it expires this summer. House Democrats filed the discharge petition after Republican Leadership announced plans to let this important resource for domestic industries expire. The Bank enjoys broad bipartisan favor and supports thousands of American jobs by providing critical financing and helping small and medium-sized businesses across the country access foreign markets on a level playing field. All the while, the Bank adds nothing to the national deficit.
Washington, D.C. – "Republicans have spent the first 100 days of this Congress stacking the deck for the special interests at the expense of hard-working American families," said Congressman Brendan Boyle. "Hard-working Americans deserve better from their Congress. We should be championing bigger paychecks and better infrastructure for everyone, not serving the special interests."