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Glenside >> He's among the youngest members of Congress, in the minority party and a freshman, but none of that appears to outweigh the enthusiasm of newly-minted U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle.
Sitting in his new Glenside office Jan. 23, the 37-year-old Democrat reflected on his brief two and a half weeks in Congress since his swearing in to represent the 13th Congressional District, which covers Northeast Philadelphia and eastern Montgomery County.
By William Bender, Daily News
PRESIDENT OBAMA flew into Philadelphia last night to invigorate a diminished House Democratic caucus and sketch out the party's national agenda for the next two years.
Speaking to a somewhat rowdy crew at the Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel, on Dock Street below 2nd, Obama called for new infrastructure investment and middle-class tax relief, closing special-interest tax loopholes and ending the across-the-board "sequestration" cuts in effect since 2013.
By Jessica Parks, Philadelphia Inquirer
HORSHAM - U.S. Reps. Patrick Meehan (R., Pa.) and Brendan Boyle (D., Pa.) are pressing the Navy to move faster on transferring the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station to a local redevelopment agency.
The 862-acre base has been largely vacant since 2011. The Horsham Land Redevelopment Agency hoped to get the land by the end of 2014 and begin building homes right about now. Subsequent phases would add retail, office and recreational space.
By Brad Segall, CBS News
HORSHAM, Pa. (CBS) — A pair of local US congressmen — one Democratic, the other Republican — have fired off a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, looking for answers about the future of the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station, in Montgomery County.
The nearly 900-acre base that sits alongside Route 611 in Horsham has been largely vacant for nearly four years. The local developement agency waiting to get its hands on the land thought that would happen by the end of last year, but critics say the US Navy appears to be dragging its feet.
By Tom Waring, Northeast Times
Over the years, the Northeast's political and government fortunes have changed.
There have been times when some local public officials carried a lot of clout.
And there have been times when area lawmakers wielded little power.
Today, things appear to be on the upswing.
Last week, Somerton's Mike Stack, who served 14 years as a state senator, was sworn in as lieutenant governor.
By Tom Waring, Northeast Times
In early 2013, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz announced she wouldn't seek another term, and instead would run for governor.
Boyle entered the congressional race while also running unopposed for his state House seat.
The 13th Congressional District is about evenly split between Philadelphia and Montgomery County. Boyle was the only Philadelphian in the race, with three others hailing from Montgomery County.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The two newest members of the Philly area's congressional delegation are pledging their attention to issues such as upgrading the state's roads, bridges and rail service and improving health care at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs facility.
Reps. Brendan Boyle and Ryan Costello are beginning their first week on Capitol Hill. Boyle, a Democrat from the 13th District, represents parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. Costello is a Republican from the 6th District, which covers parts of Chester and Montgomery counties.