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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (MN) reintroduced bicameral legislation to expand coverage for lung cancer screenings to help detect cancer in more patients earlier and to save more lives.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), House Budget Committee Vice Chair, issued the following statement in advance of the committee’s upcoming hearing (June 9) on President Biden's FY 2022 Budget:
“The failure to get U.S. inspectors on the ground in China during the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak will always hamper any investigation into the origin of COVID-19. But, that misstep should never be a barrier to our country investigating the genesis of this deadly pandemic.
We cannot allow the recent spike in attacks on the Jewish community to be met with silence. The Anti-Defamation League says it has seen a 50% increase in the number of antisemitic attacks here in the U.S. since the conflict broke out in the Middle East. I condemn these despicable attacks. We must never tolerate antisemitic violence and intimidation. Never.
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 – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation, the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2021, to require the U.S.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement in response to the first complaint filed under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Rapid Response Labor Mechanism:
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Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pa.-13th District):
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