Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle sent a letter to Greg Shaheen, acting director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), demanding action to close a pay-to-play loophole that compromises critical protections for animals under the Endangered Species Act.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement in response to Pennsylvania State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's findings regarding the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would force each state to recognize the concealed carry permit standards of every other state, even those that have dramatically weaker standards or none at all. The bill passed the House by a vote of 231-198:
Washington, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) today released the following statement after voting to table Congressman Al Green's resolution calling for the impeachment of President Trump:
"President Donald Trump's actions have raised very serious questions about his fitness to serve in office which I continue to speak out against. However, at this time, I believe we must focus on protecting the integrity of Special Counsel Robert Muller's ongoing, independent federal investigation and then evaluate its results before beginning impeachment proceedings."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement decrying House Republicans' proposed overhaul of the Higher Education Act, which would impose deep cuts to student loan repayment programs:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-13) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16), co-chairs of the Friends of a Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus and members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution condemning the intentional military targeting of hospitals and medical personnel in Syria, as recently profiled on CBS's 60 Minutes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on World Prematurity Day, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) introduced a resolution (H.Res.625) to congressionally designate November as Prematurity Awareness Month. The resolution highlights the importance of reducing the number of infants born too soon. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) joined Boyle in introducing the identical Senate resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1, the House Republicans' tax overhaul:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13), Ryan Costello (R-PA-06), John Sarbanes (D-MD-03), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-08) introduced legislation to fix a glitch in a federal loan forgiveness program that can leave teachers, soldiers, social workers, and other public servants with massive loan balances they thought would be forgiven after years of timely payments during public service employment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Brendan F. Boyle's (PA-13) bill that would rename the post office at 207 Glenside Ave. in Wyncote, PA as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building." Sergeant Taub, a fallen hero from Congressman Boyle's district, made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when a suicide bomber took his life in Afghanistan in December 2015.