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House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at deepening cooperation on cybersecurity between the United States and Ukraine.
The bill would encourage the State Department to take a number of steps to help Ukraine improve the cybersecurity of its government and critical services.
The bill passed overwhelmingly in a 404-3 vote Wednesday evening.
The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and has attracted a slate of bipartisan co-sponsors.
If the Eagles again defy the oddsmakers and beat the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday's NFC title game, a local congressman will receive a can of Hormel Spam as a congratulatory present.
Conversely, if the Vikings beat the Eagles and become the first team in NFL history to play a Superbowl in their home stadium, a Minnesota congressman gets to eat a Philly cheesesteak.
That was the wager agreed upon by Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Jason Lewis (R-Minn.).
A Democratic lawmaker says that he will introduce legislation that would require presidential candidates to undergo a mental health examination following a tweet from President Trump in which he praised himself as a "stable genius."
Rep. Brendan Boyle's office said in a press release that the Pennsylvania Democrat would introduce the "Stable Genius Act" in the House on Tuesday.
Four Philadelphia-area congressmen sent a letter Monday to the acting chief of the Social Security Administration asking that the agency address the sometimes years-long delays for Philadelphia-area residents seeking disability-benefits hearings.
Early Sunday morning, President Trump took to twitter to announce: "Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things will be guarded…" I immediately had the same reaction as many Americans: shock and disgust. The analogies ensued: asking a burglar to serve as a security guard, an arsonist to man the fire truck, El Chapo to combat drug addiction.
(This Op Ed first appeared in the Huffington Post on 04/24/2017)
LOWER MORELAND Calling climate change a frightening reality, U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-13, called on attendees of a Wednesday night town hall meeting in Huntington Valley to stay informed and stay involved to fight an environmental crisis that's impacting lives both at home and abroad.
"Climate change is not a hoax. It is a reality," Boyle said. "This is a problem that is happening right now."
Donald Trump won the presidency upon on a wave of anti-establishment populism and disrespect for international alliances and political institutions like NATO and the EU. Now that he has taken office, his inexperience in public service and foreign affairs demands a fully staffed, well-funded, experienced and empowered State Department to safeguard America's standing in global affairs. Unfortunately, his budget, along with recent reports of Secretary Tillerson's marginalization within Trump World, indicate just the opposite. This is a dangerous gamble.
BALTIMORE — More powerless than they've been in a decade, House Democrats started a 48-hour soul-searching retreat this week still divided over an appealing economic agenda.
But the first three weeks of Donald Trump's presidency have shaken them, creating a greater sense of urgency than they expected and leading many to set aside what now seem like petty post-election arguments about how to divvy up the tiny spoils of defeat.
by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle
(This OpEd first appeared on HuffingtonPost.com on Jan. 18, 2017)
As the dust settles from a divisive presidential election, one message is clear: the American people are sick and tired of business as usual in Washington. They want a government that works for them, not special interests.