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The Honorable Brendan F. Boyle
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Boyle:
On behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, thank you for supporting reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) yesterday. Failure to reauthorize Ex-Im has put at risk hundreds of thousands of American jobs and hurt our small- and medium-size businesses. Without the Bank's services, the U.S. budget deficit will rise, and American companies have already lost crucial support overseas, falling behind foreign competitors.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-D-13) participated in a Foreign Committee hearing on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority.
Here is a transcript of the Congressman's statement:
By Northeast Times Staff Oct. 21, 2015
Former Philadelphia Mayor and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell joined U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle at a Roosevelt Boulevard intersection on Oct. 12 to issue a public demand for Congress' renewal of federal funding for the nation's road, bridges and transit systems.
By Ivan Levingston
It's time again for Take Five, when HOH talks with a member of Congress about topics relatively unrelated to legislative work.
This week, freshman Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., talks about Philadelphia foods, a magical week and the time he was on Russian TV.
Q: When it comes to the Philly cheesesteak, is Pat's or Geno's your favorite — or do you have a different restaurant you go to?
The head of Planned Parenthood has defended her organisation before Congress, calling a series of secretly recorded videos a "smear campaign".
President Cecile Richards told members of Congress on Tuesday she was "proud" that Planned Parenthood donates foetal tissue for research.
The anti-abortion group behind the videos has alleged that the healthcare provider profits from the practice.
The allegations have set off an effort to pull the group's federal funding.
By Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed News Reporter
Instead of debating hidden camera videos, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards spent Tuesday defending her group's finances to Congress.
The highly partisan House Oversight Committee hearing, chaired by Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, came as one of four committees investigating the $1.3 billion women's health care group in the aftermath of videos released by an anti-abortion group over the summer.
Since every Senator and Representative gets to bring more guest into the House chamber we decided to ask every PA member about their guest. PoliticsPA reached out to all twenty representatives, the following answered.
Senator Bob Casey
The state's senior Senator is bringing his wife Terese.
Senator Pat Toomey
Pope Francis stepped into some of America's most contested debates Wednesday, beginning his highly anticipated tour with a call for action on climate change and sympathy for immigrants.
Seizing an international spotlight, the 78-year-old pontiff drew tens of thousands of cheering supporters and onlookers, some of whom began gathering before dawn, and quickly made clear he had messages to deliver in his first visit to the United States.
Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA), who is Catholic, talked about Pope Francis' visit to the U.S., his address to a joint meeting of Congress, and his visit to the United Nations. Representative Boyle also spoke about the role of religion in politics.
Above: Ian Hyland, Business and Finance Media Group, and US Ambassador Kevin O'Malley present Congressman Brendan Boyle with a Certificate of Irish Heritage
Congressman Brendan Boyle, from Pennsylvania, is visiting Ireland on a number of personal engagements.
Mr Boyle (38) is the son of Frank Boyle, an emigrant from Glencolmcille in the Donegal Gaeltacht area, and was elected in 2014 to a Democratic stronghold covering the popular area of Philadelphia. He is seeking re-election in 2016.