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As you are likely aware, on June 11th, a vehicle crashed and caught fire at the Cottman Avenue exit of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia, causing the Northbound lanes of the highway to collapse, and severely damaging the Southbound lanes. Due to these events, portions of I-95 surrounding the collapse will be closed to vehicular traffic for the foreseeable future.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement following Sunday morning’s collapse of a portion of I-95 resulting from a tanker fire underneath:
WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of House Budget Committee, released a statement following President Biden’s announcement that he will unveil his Fiscal Year 2024 Budget from Pennsylvania on Thursday:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (PA) and Conressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) announced $1.8 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Reconnecting Communities Pilot grant program, created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) issued the following statement upon the release of graphic body cam video that is part of the investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, amid extreme MAGA Republicans’ continued threats to Pennsylvanians' personal freedoms, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) voted for passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. This landmark legislation takes several key steps to defend marriage equality: it enshrines the marriage equality for same sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell and Loving for the purposes of federal law, repeals the discriminatory and unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality.
PHILADELPHIA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding the tragic shooting death of former Boyle campaign intern Everett Beauregard:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) voted to send landmark legislation to the President's desk. The Inflation Reduction Act lowers Pennsylvania families' costs, creates nine million good-paying jobs, combats the climate crisis, and dramatically reduces the deficit.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following passage of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 (H.R. 1808), a bill that would prohibit the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following passage of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention legislation which now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law.