Budget and Fiscal Responsibility
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement today in advance of the House floor vote on House Republicans' 2018 Fiscal Year Budget this week:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) today introduced legislation, H.R. 3693, to abolish the United States debt ceiling. The debt ceiling is a statutory limit on the amount of national debt that may be issued by the U.S. Treasury after it has spent and incurred that debt. It ultimately limits how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its own bills.
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) today introduced a series of amendments to the package of annual funding bills the House will consider this week that would prevent any of the bills' funding from being used to pay for the President's legal team or special council for the Russia investigation. The spending bills cover defense, military construction, veterans affairs, legislative branch, and energy funding accounts. Congressman Boyle released the following statement after introducing his amendments:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Budget Committee, today introduced two amendments to the budget proposed by House Republicans earlier this week. The first of Congressman Boyle's amendments would prevent Congress from raising taxes on low-income and middle-class families, including reductions in refundable tax credits. The second amendment would prevent Congress from making any cuts to Social Security benefits, now or in the future.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement following the release of the 2018 fiscal year budget proposal by Republican committee leaders:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) and Marc Veasey (TX-33), co-chairs of the Blue Collar Caucus, released the following statement today after President Trump unveiled his FY18 budget proposal:
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Committee on the Budget, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's FY2018 Budget:
WASHINGTON, DC–Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement after voting against the American Health Care Act, or "Trumpcare," today when it passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 217-213:
WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional Blue Collar Caucus, co-chaired by Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) and Marc Veasey (D-TX), stands in strong opposition to the federal budget proposed by President Trump, which guts key investments in America's infrastructure and abandons working families.