Press Releases
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) introduced legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for his courage to testify in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. This comes after Lt. Col. Vindman's announcement of his retirement after "a campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation." The Congressional Gold Medal honors those "who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement."
PHILADELPHIA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), released the following statement regarding Vice President Pence's plan to visit Pennsylvania later this week:
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) makes the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) announced that his legislation—the Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act (H.R. 5165)—was included in the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis' comprehensive congressional climate action framework. H.R. 5165 seeks to create clean energy jobs and invest in the future of American manufacturing in the effort to solve the climate crisis.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement in response to the Trump campaign suing Pennsylvania state and county election officials over the use of mail ballot drop boxes in the June Primary election:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement following today's vote on H.J.Res. 76 veto override, which rejected the Trump Administration's abandonment of student borrowers who were defrauded by for-profit schools. The legislation failed to get the required two-third of the votes to pass the House of Representatives.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), who chairs the Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus, introduced legislation today that expands coverage for lung cancer screenings. This bill will reduce the out-of-pocket costs for more patients as they pursue these preventative treatments.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after President Trump's decision to veto bipartisan legislation (H.J. Res. 76) aimed to forgive the debt of student loan borrowers who were defrauded by for-profit institutions.
PHILADELPHIA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding the killing of George Floyd:
America in 2020 is aflame, fighting a two-front war.
On one front, we fight a new virus. On the other, we fight an enemy as old as the republic itself.
More than a million Americans have suffered from COVID-19. Millions more suffer from a different sickness, racism.
The evidence is overwhelming that George Floyd is a victim of the latter. His essential right to breathe was taken by the hands of another. And he is not the first.