Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the Justice Department's naming of a special prosecutor on the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in our election:

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F.

WASHINGTON, DC–Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement after voting against the American Health Care Act, or "Trumpcare," today when it passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 217-213:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) and Marc Veasey (TX-33), co-chairs of the Blue Collar Caucus, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta:

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), joined by Reps. Ros-Lehtinen, Deutch, and Fitzpatrick, introduced legislation (H.Res. 276) expressing congressional support for states that require Holocaust awareness curricula, and hope that more states adopt legislation similar to that which has been enacted or introduced in a number of states, including Pennsylvania and Florida.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) recently introduced the Veterans Homelessness Contract Oversight Act, H.R. 1998, to bring Congressional oversight to federal grants that provide essential assistance to homeless veterans. The legislation requires that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs notify Members of Congress and relevant committees of the expiration or termination of these grants, and submit a plan on how it will continue to provide the services provided to veterans under the grant, in order to prevent a drop-off in care upon the contract's conclusion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) wrote to President Trump urging him to clarify whether it is now his Administration's policy to seek the removal from power of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The letter comes after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer compared Assad to Adolf Hitler on Tuesday and after senior advisors to President Trump offered a series of conflicting statements about this crucial aspect of American strategy in Syria over the weekend.

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) and Brian K. Fitzpatrick (PA-8) introduced H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, legislation to encourage cooperation between the United States and Ukraine on matters of cybersecurity and require State Department reporting to Congress on best practices to protect against future cyber attacks.