Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle released the following statement after the passage this evening of his amendment requiring the Secretary of Defense to review agreements between local fire departments and the Department of Defense (DOD) with respect to spills of hazardous firefighting foams:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following the removal of Israel's Iron Dome support from the National Defense Authorzation Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022:
"The Iron Dome is a vital defensive protective system that has saved thousands of Israelis from incoming rockets fired by terrorists. It is purely defensive in nature. It saves lives. I have been, and continue to be, a proud and vocal supporter of funding for the Iron Dome, as well as Israel's right to defend its people."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led a letter to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on British Parliament to reaffirm its commitment to the Stormont House Agreement and reverse its decision to introduce new legislation that would modify legacy laws and institute a ban on legacy inquests and prosecution of former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the "Troubles":
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle's (PA-02) Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act (H.R. 507) a bill that will revive the Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (Section 48C)—a program that invests in U.S. manufacturing capacity to supply clean energy projects with American-made equipment, was included in the reconciliation package that passed out of the Ways and Means Committee markup today.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the bipartisan Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments and Research (AFTER) Act. The bill directs all federal agencies to develop and maintain a policy allowing for the retirement and adoption of dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, and other regulated animals no longer needed for research in federal labs.
PHILADELPHIA - In response to the impact of this week's severe weather on our region, all three members of Philadelphia's U.S. House Congressional Delegation, Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Dwight Evans (PA-01) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), jointly called upon Governor Wolf to request federal support in the form of a major disaster declaration, and, that the Governor utilize any and all state and federal disaster relief support at his disposal:
In the letter, the three House members explain how the severe weather has impacted the City of Philadelphia:
PHILADELPHIA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement on Texas' near ban on abortions and the Supreme Court's failure to prevent this dangerous law from going into effect:
PHILADELPHIA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement today after the U.S. presence in Afghanistan came to an end after 20 years:
PHILADELPHIA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement today after a terrorist attack on the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. Terrorists killed multiple U.S. Service members and civilians.
WASHINGTON, DC – This evening, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) proudly joined House Democrats in passing H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, a bill which Boyle cosponsors. This legislation will restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, after the disastrous Supreme Court decisions of Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 and Brnovich v. DNC in 2021.