Local Issues

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.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement on the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas:

"Today's shooting at an elementary school leaves yet another community ripped apart by gun violence. This horror perpetrated on our children, our families, and our nation must stop.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) announced that Pennsylvania will receive $264,847,619 in funding under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide Pennsylvanians with more transportation options, ease congestion in local communities and reduce carbon pollution across the state.

"I have been looking forward to welcoming Vice President Harris to Philadelphia tomorrow and participating in a program with her. As part of the standard protocol, I took a COVID rapid antigen test this evening. To my surprise, I tested positive. I am asymptomatic, and fully vaccinated and boosted."

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) voted to secure urgently needed relief for small businesses in Philadelphia and across the Keystone State. The Relief for Restaurants & Other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act will deliver $55 billion to replenish funding for Pennsylvania restaurants and establish a new program supporting other small businesses impacted by the pandemic.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle secured $12.2 million through Congressionally-directed spending for Philadelphia Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Omnibus appropriations bill. The bill passed the House and Senate and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The projects span across Congressman Boyle's PA-02 District and will improve local transportation & infrastructure, increase financial literacy, address the growing city gun violence epidemic, and increase delivery of healthcare to underserved populations.