Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), U.S. Senator Bob Casey (PA) and Conressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) announced $1.8 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Reconnecting Communities Pilot grant program, created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) issued the following statement upon the release of graphic body cam video that is part of the investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Bill Keating (MA-D), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today sent a letter to U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak communicating their collective grave concern about Northern Ireland focused legislation that is set to be advanced by the British Parliament next week.
The pending legislation, according to the three House members, would ultimately prevent a pathway to legacy justice for the bereaved victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. XX members of the U.S. House co-signed the letter.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA02), member of the House Ways & Means Committee and incoming Ranking Member of the Budget Committee, issued the statement below following the vote to release former President Trump’s tax returns by the House Ways & Means Committee:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below, following House passage of the Puerto Rico Status Act (H.R. 8393). This bill combines components of the Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act and the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act to give the people of Puerto Rico the ability to make an informed choice about their political future.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, amid extreme MAGA Republicans’ continued threats to Pennsylvanians' personal freedoms, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) voted for passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. This landmark legislation takes several key steps to defend marriage equality: it enshrines the marriage equality for same sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell and Loving for the purposes of federal law, repeals the discriminatory and unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democrats elected Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) as Ranking Member of the powerful House Budget Committee for the 118th Congress, set to begin in January. Boyle was elected unanimously by caucus members.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will be stepping down from Democratic Caucus leadership for the 118th Congressional session:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) introduced bicameral legislation along with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (CO) and Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) to support the holistic health of patients with both mental and physical health conditions.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined with more than 30 members of the House on a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to take prompt and decisive legislative action before the end of the year to permanently undo the current threat posed by the debt limit.
In their letter, the House members communicate their profound concerns about recent statements from House Republican leadership that make clear their intent to weaponize the debt limit to achieve a political win while adversely affecting the us economy: