Press Releases
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act, legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT individuals in public accommodations, housing, employment, and other core areas of daily life.
"No one should ever be discriminated against or denied basic services based on who they are or who they love," said Congressman Boyle. "The Equality Act will ensure that LGBT Americans are afforded the same basic protections under the law as everyone else. I am proud to help lead this fight in the House of Representatives."
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) joined Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), Social Security Disability beneficiary and advocate Susan Flashman, and Max Richtman of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare to announce new legislation that will ensure that all Americans receive their earned Social Security despite Republican gamesmanship.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) issued the following statement on the Older Americans Act which was signed into law on July 14, 1965:
"Today is the 50th anniversary of the Older Americans Act, an important law that guarantees that Older Americans who have worked hard, raised families, and kept our country strong should be able to live with dignity and independence. The Older Americans Act helps them do that by providing critical services to millions of senior citizens and their families."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) issued the following statement after President Obama announced that the negotiators of the P5+1 nations have reached a nuclear agreement with Iran:
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-D-13) demanded immediate action in the House now that the Highway Trust Fund is set to expire in only 22 days. With the looming July 31st deadline, Congressman Boyle again called for a long-term bipartisan solution that will repair America's deteriorating roads, bridges and transit systems.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) criticized Mondelez International for closing down the Nabisco Plant in Northeast Philadelphia. The plant's recent closure left 350 hardworking Pennsylvanians without jobs.
Here is a clip of his speech on the House Floor this afternoon:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4543575/congressman-boyle-say-oreo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) applauded the President's announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay protections to nearly 5 million salaried American workers. This proposal would increase the current overtime protection threshold, guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 per year.
Washington, DC - Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) issued this statement today after one employee was killed and two others injured at the Air Products and Chemicals Inc. plant in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France. The company's main headquarters are in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) applauded the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges guaranteeing same-sex couples the freedom to marry across our nation under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Now, committed same-sex couples no longer have to fear an unstable patchwork of marriage protections and the important rights inseparably linked to marriage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, as House Republicans held their 60th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-14) called for immediate action to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and protect American jobs. The charter of the Ex-Im Bank, a key support for American workers and American businesses looking to sell their goods overseas, expires on June 30. House Republicans are planning to recess for the month on Thursday, and allow the charter to expire.