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March 3, 2026
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today announced that the Philadelphia region will receive $8,474,327 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support public transportation improvements ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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February 16, 2026
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s removal of exhibits referencing the brutality of slavery at Independence National Historical Park, which is located in Boyle’s district.
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January 23, 2026
Representatives Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and National Park Service Acting Director Jessica Bowron opposing the removal of slavery-related exhibits at Independence National Historical Park.
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January 20, 2026
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, held a press conference at CORE at Esperanza Health Center in Kensington alongside Esperanza Health, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC), and Project HOME to highlight the harm caused by federal cuts to violence-prevention and housing funding, as well as broader cuts to health care access under HR1 that disproportionately affect neighborhoods like Kensington.
September 15, 2025
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined the family of Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald, Temple University leaders, and U.S. Postal Service officials to rename the Bustleton Avenue Post Office as the Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building.
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August 20, 2025
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined the Urban League of Greater Philadelphia yesterday to spotlight $750,000 in federal funding he secured for the organization to develop a new permanent satellite office serving North Philadelphia.
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June 30, 2025
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Dean of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Congressional Delegation, released the following statement on the announcement Congressman Dwight Evans will not seek reelection.
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May 30, 2025
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined the Temple University and New Castle County Police Departments to announce the arrest of a burglary suspect who was wanted by authorities in PA, NJ, and DE.
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March 31, 2025
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) held a press conference to sound the alarm about the risk that Elon Musk’s DOGE may close Social Security field offices in Philadelphia.
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February 27, 2025
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to hold a commemorative joint session of Congress at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall in honor of the semiquincentennial – or 250th anniversary – of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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