Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Pennsylvania lawmakers yesterday urged the Department of the Navy to provide health screenings and water filtration systems for residents of Horsham, Montgomery County and Warminster, Bucks County affected by the presences of PFOA and PFOS chemical compounds in drinking water. The compounds have been detected in public and private wells in communities surrounding the former Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster and the former Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Horsham.
Washington, DC– Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-13) today called for a formal congressional hearing to investigate threats related to groundwater contamination surrounding over 600 Department of Defense installations nationwide, including the vicinity around Horsham Air Guard Station in the 13th Congressional District which Congressman Boyle represents.
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) today released the following statement regarding release of Ukranian Member of Parliament and Fighter Pilot Nadiya Savchenko:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Brendan Boyle (PA-13) and Patrick Meehan (PA-07) today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency released revised drinking water health advisories on the health risks of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS). The EPA announced today that it was lowering the acceptable standard to a combined .07 parts per billion for the two compounds.
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressmen Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) and Mick Mulvaney (R-SC-05) led the planting of a ceremonial tree on the U.S. Capitol Grounds. The tree, an Irish Oak, was planted to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, as well as to honor all Irish-Americans. In 1916, Irish Americans played a significant role in the Rising. The Easter 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic specifically states the Rising as “supported by her exiled children in America.”
[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: