Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today reintroduced legislation to abolish the United States debt ceiling. The debt ceiling is a statutory limit on the amount of national debt that may be issued by the U.S. Treasury after it has spent and incurred that debt. It ultimately limits how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its own bills.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding today's impeachment vote in the U.S. Senate:

"The evidence presented by the House Manager's team this week was damning and clear. President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States, threatened the integrity of the democratic system, and interfered with the peaceful transition of power--a complete and absolute betrayal of his oath of office.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today released the following statement regarding this week's successful Ways & Means markup session for multiple provisions of President Biden's landmark COVID relief package:

PHILADELPHIA - Today, Philadelphia's U.S. House delegation, comprised of Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), jointly penned a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, regarding concerns about vaccine deficits resulting from the current CDC allocation formula, and how those formulas may actually be creating inequities in distributing the vaccine to Philadelphia residents.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) was named Vice Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget.

"It is a tremendous honor to be selected as Vice Chair by my colleagues on the House Budget Committee," said Congressman Boyle. "The Budget Committee will soon play a crucial role in preparing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan for a floor vote and passage. I look forward to working closely with Chairman Yarmuth to make sure our budget priorities reflect the values and aspirations of all of our fellow Americans."

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways & Means Chairman Rep. Richard Neal (MA) announced official subcommittee assignments for Democratic House Ways & Means Committee members. Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) was appointed to the following two subcommittees: the Select Revenues Subcommittee and the Trade Subcommittee.

PHILADELPHIA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding recent reports of failures by a third party vendor in delivering COVID vaccinations in the City of Philadelphia:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle re-introduced the 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.