Education and Student Loans

PHILADELPHIA – Today, on the first day of school for Philadelphia public school students, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), joined by Philadelphia School Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Arthur Steinberg, as well as local elected officials, to demand more federal funding for Philadelphia public schools and decry recent attempts to cut public education funding. Specifically, the group focused on the ongoing infrastructure challenges faced by public schools in Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released a statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following today’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold/strike down President Biden’s student debt-relief plan.
 

PRESS RELEASE: December 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined Representatives Conor Lamb (PA-17), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Susan Wild (PA-07), Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Mike Doyle (PA-18) in calling on President Biden to extend the student loan payment moratorium, which was implemented due to the continued impact of the pandemic. Payments are currently set to resume on February 1, 2022.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) led a letter with Members of Congress in calling upon the House Appropriations Committee to direct the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a report on the barriers to first-generation students graduating college. Congressman Boyle is himself a "first-generation" student, having been the first person in his family to attend college.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement on tonight's bipartisan passage of legislation to fund the government and provide additional, long-overdue pandemic relief for the American people, including survival checks and enhanced unemployment:

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), founder and chair of the Congressional First-Generation Student Caucus, successfully included report language to ensure the Department of Education will devote resources to first-generation college students in the upcoming fiscal year. Congressman Boyle's report language was backed by 9 Members of Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement following today's vote on H.J.Res. 76 veto override, which rejected the Trump Administration's abandonment of student borrowers who were defrauded by for-profit schools. The legislation failed to get the required two-third of the votes to pass the House of Representatives.