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April 4, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) led 33 bipartisan Members of Congress in calling for increased funding for the Department of Justice's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. Developed and launched in 2015, the Initiative provides funding through a $41 million competitive grant program to help local jurisdictions reduce the backlog of rape kits that have never been submitted to a crime lab.

Issues:Local Issues
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April 4, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement today following reports that the Assad regime used chemical weapons against civilians:

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March 29, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Congressional Blue Collar Caucus, co-chaired by Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), hosted a robust and productive inaugural listening session featuring national and international labor leaders: Terry O'Sullivan, President of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Bob Martinez, President of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and James Boland, President of the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers.

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March 28, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order dismantling the Obama Administration's actions to combat climate change:

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March 24, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement after House Republicans decided not to go through with a vote on the American Health Care Act, or "TrumpCare":

Issues:Health Care
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March 23, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional Blue Collar Caucus, co-chaired by Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) and Marc Veasey (D-TX), stands in strong opposition to the federal budget proposed by President Trump, which guts key investments in America's infrastructure and abandons working families.

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March 21, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) statement on the Passing of Martin McGuinness:

"It is with great sorrow that I learn of the passing of Martin McGuinness. This is a great loss for Northern Ireland and the cause of peace the world over," said Congressman Boyle.

"One of the great achievements in the world in the last fifty years has been the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Simply put, without Martin McGuinness, peace would not have been achieved and sustained.

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March 16, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, during the House Budget Committee's markup of the Republican health care proposal, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) fought to hold Republicans and President Trump accountable for their campaign promises—all of which appear to be broken since the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its nonpartisan analysis of the proposal.

Boyle gave the following statement as he offered an amendment to require the Administration to certify this legislation fulfills the President's promises to the American people before the legislation may go into effect:

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March 16, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Committee on the Budget, today issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's FY2018 Budget:

"The President's 2018 budget proposal is a continuation of the broken promises and recklessness that has defined this administration since Day One.

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March 13, 2017

Washington, DC– Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) today released the following statement about the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) official cost estimate for President Trump's American Health Care Act: