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July 11, 2023

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Cancer Caucus, today introduced the bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2023. Boyle and Fitzpatrick are House co-leads on the legislation. A companion bill was also introduced in the Senate today by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Joe Manchin (D-WV). 

Issues: Health Care

July 11, 2023

WASHINGTON DC –New analysis released today by the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Chief Actuary finds the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, introduced by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02), and with companion legislation introduced today by 


July 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA02) issued the following statement on this day marking the 100th day of Evan Gershkovich’s wrongful detainment by Russian authorities:


July 6, 2023

Philadelphia, PA – Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) today released the following statement in response to the mass shooting that occurred in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA, on the evening of July 3, 2023.

Issues: Local Issues

June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following today’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold/strike down President Biden’s student debt-relief plan.
 


June 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following the EPA announcement of a new framework to prevent unsafe PFAS from entering the market: 
 


June 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) joined Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey, and Representatives Dwight Evans (PA-3), Madeleine Dean (PA-4), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), on a letter urging the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration to provide federal funds to support additional capacity on SEPTA following the collapse of a bridge on I-95. 
 

Issues: Local Issues

June 15, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle PA-02 along with U.S. Senators Bob Casey (PA) and John Fetterman (PA) announced that the Federal Highway Administration approved $3,000,000 in Emergency Relief for Federal-Aid Highways (ERFA) Quick Release funding to PennDOT for repairs associated with the I-95 collapse in Northeast Philadelphia on June 11, 2023. The funding can be used for emergency repairs needed to restore essential traffic and other preliminary work. A final estimate of reconstruction has not been released by PennDOT.
 

Issues: Local Issues

June 11, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement following Sunday morning’s collapse of a portion of I-95 resulting from a tanker fire underneath:

Issues: Local Issues

June 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Republicans manufactured another near catastrophic default crisis, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Debt Ceiling Reform Act, legislation to permanently end the weaponization of the debt ceiling while protecting Congress’s oversight responsibilities. Boyle was joined by 47 original cosponsors in the House.