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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement about the announced ceasefire in Israel:
"I applaud the announcement of a cessation of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians. Innocent lives, both Israeli and Palestinian, have been lost and families shattered as a result of this terrible cycle of violence."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after passage of H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act. This bill forms a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack and to recommend changes to further protect the United States Capitol:
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after passage of the Senate-passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act this evening:
WASHINGTON, DC - I condemn today's rocket attacks by Hamas against civilians in Israel. What is happening in Gaza and Jerusalem today is not a struggle over the freedom of worship. It is politically motivated violence intended to incite even more violence and conflict. These attacks do nothing to further any potential for peace & security in that region, and Israel, like any other sovereign country, has the absolute right to defend its citizens against these terrorist attacks.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement upon passage today of the Workplace Violence Prevention Against Health Care & Social Workers Act (H.R. 1195) today. It is legislation that would support the implementation of a simple, flexible, enforceable standard to ensure frontline workers are being protected against preventable incidents of violence in the workplace.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today sent a letter --co-signed entirely by House members representing large metropolises -- to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients. The Boyle letter requests that Zients update CDC allocation formulas currently causing vaccine deficits in large cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago and New York, as well as in other city's across the nation.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding today's impeachment vote in the U.S. Senate:
"The evidence presented by the House Manager's team this week was damning and clear. President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States, threatened the integrity of the democratic system, and interfered with the peaceful transition of power--a complete and absolute betrayal of his oath of office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement on President Biden's Executive Order today lifting the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military:
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) delivered the speech that follows to a joint session of the 117th U.S.Congress on January 6, 2021. It was delivered in defense of PA Electoral College votes that were being challenged:
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) delivered the speech that follows to the 117th U.S.Congress on January 6, 2021. It was delivered in defense of PA Electoral College votes that were being challenged:
Madam Speaker, Fellow Members:
Today we will not pick the next president. For the people did that on November 3rd. Rather, today, in this House, we will decide whether American democracy survives. Let us be under no illusion. These are the stakes. If this objection succeeds, and the will of 7 million Pennsylvania voters is cast aside, it will end our representative democracy.