Press Releases

The nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) has released its new Interest & Legislative Effectiveness Scores (ILES) for the 118th Congress, finding that Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, is the most effective Democratic lawmaker in the U.S. House on macroeconomic policy.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today joined leaders from the Independence Historical Trust at the National Constitution Center to highlight $850,000 in new federal Community Project Funding he secured for improvements throughout Philadelphia’s Historic District. The announcement comes as Philadelphia prepares for the nation’s semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) and continues long-term work to strengthen and modernize the Historic District for decades to come.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement urging Pennsylvania Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick to vote no on final passage of a government funding bill that would raise health care costs for Pennsylvanians.

Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, joined Representatives Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) in calling on Speaker Johnson to immediately reconvene the House of Representatives and bring Members back into voting session.

U.S. Representative Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Dean of Pennsylvania's Democratic Congressional Delegation, joined by Representatives Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Chris Deluzio (PA-17), issued the following statement.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, and Congresswoman Emily Randall (WA-06) introduced the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, legislation to protect federal employees and contractors from financial harm during government shutdowns or breaches of the federal debt limit. Senator Brian Schatz (HI) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate.

Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, stood with members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Region 3 and local labor leaders at Independence Mall to demand an end to the Republican government shutdown that is hurting Pennsylvania’s workers and families. Boyle also called on Republicans in Congress to address the looming health care crisis created by their cuts to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and Medicare.

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump and congressional Republicans forced a shutdown of the federal government.