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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.
PHILADELPHIA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following Sen. Joe Manchin's comments on Fox News Sunday morning where Senator Manchin declared that he no longer supports the Build Back Better Act:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), praised today's House passage of the historic $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act, which will meet the urgent needs of individuals and families across the nation and in Pennsylvania by creating jobs, cutting taxes, and lowering costs.
PHILADELPHIA - In response to the impact of this week's severe weather on our region, all three members of Philadelphia's U.S. House Congressional Delegation, Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Dwight Evans (PA-01) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), jointly called upon Governor Wolf to request federal support in the form of a major disaster declaration, and, that the Governor utilize any and all state and federal disaster relief support at his disposal:
In the letter, the three House members explain how the severe weather has impacted the City of Philadelphia:
WASHINGTON, DC – This evening, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) proudly joined House Democrats in passing H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, a bill which Boyle cosponsors. This legislation will restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, after the disastrous Supreme Court decisions of Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 and Brnovich v. DNC in 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) is proud to announce that his legislation, the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2021, was included in a package of bills that successfully passed the House of Representatives today. The package, titled the PFAS Action Act of 2021 (H.R. 2467), is comprehensive legislation to regulate PFAS chemicals, clean up contamination, and protect public health. PFAS chemicals are an urgent public health threat.