Press Releases
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – As we mark Equal Pay Day today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-13) is fighting to do more to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including passage of the critical Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal Pay Day symbolizes the date that, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) spoke on the House Floor today to honor Sanford Harling III. The 12 year-old boy who died tragically after running into a burning house to rescue his bedridden father. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video:
LINK TO VIDEO HERE: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4580409/sanford-harling-honored-floor-us-house-representatives
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Brendan Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement on the death of an American soldier and Montgomery County native in Afghanistan:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) voted with many colleagues in the House to adopt, by a vote of 316 to 113, the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill. This measure funds the government until October 2016.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-13) was proud to see the U.S. House of Representatives pass bipartisan, common-sense legislation that he introduced with Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) to waive passport fees for first responders traveling abroad to help in disaster areas. The legislation passed by a vote of 421 to 2, and will now be referred to the Senate for consideration. He also delivered remarks on the House floor in support of his legislation.
Here is a link to video to the Congressman's floor speech:
Washington, DC– Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) entered the following statement on the record about humanitarian assistance for Ukraine:
"Mr. Speaker, as a proud representative of a vibrant Ukrainian community in my district, I rise to echo the requests of an extremely important and time-sensitive meeting with the administration where the Ukrainian community pleaded for necessary humanitarian assistance for Ukraine.
Washington, DC– Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) has introduced common-sense legislation to close a loophole in our national security laws that could facilitate a foreign terrorist's entry into the United States with minimal screening. Specifically, H.R. 4173 would require that any foreign individual who has traveled to Iraq or Syria within the past 5 years may not participate in the expedited U.S. visa waiver program. Instead, under this legislation, any non-U.S. Citizen who has recently traveled to Iraq or Syria looking to come to the U.S.
Washington, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) voted with 359 Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House to adopt the conference report on Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act -- a measure that reauthorizes highway, bridge, transportation safety, and public transit projects for the next five years. The measure provides $281 billion in guaranteed funding for these programs over these five years. The measure also reauthorizes the critically important Export-Import Bank for four years, which helps American workers and businesses compete in the global economy.
Washington, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) joined dozens of national elected, community, labor and faith leaders for a National Day of Action for Puerto Rico to urge Congress to pass legislation addressing the growing fiscal and humanitarian crisis. The Congressman is pleased to partner with Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez to highlight this very important issue. Councilwoman Quiñones-Sánchez lead a coalition from Pennsylvania to join in the call for action.
Philadelphia, PA- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) joined the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG) to highlight the presence of dangerous toys on store shelves this holiday shopping season.