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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle released the following statement on the successful negotiations by the Biden-Harris administration to free Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. Evan Gershkovich's parents are Boyle's constituents.

WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the statement below following SEPTA board members’ decision to utilize Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds to replace the transit agency's aging rail car fleet:

PHILADELPHIA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-2) presented a Community Project Funding (CPF) check in the amount of $1,890,000 to the Independence Historical Trust to support improvements to the intersection of 2nd and Market Streets in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia. This funding, combined with $750,000 secured by Congressman Dwight Evans, totals nearly $2.7 million in new federal funding to improve the area in the heart of Old City.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) today led a bipartisan letter, also co-signed by 24 other Members of Congress, to new U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulating him on his recent election victory and urging his new government to swiftly repeal Britain’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, or “Troubles Act.”

WASHINGTON, DC  – Today, U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Bill Keating (D-MA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged Congressional leaders to bring their bipartisan, bicameral Transferring Illicit Assets to Ukraine Act to the Senate and House floors. This legislation would expand the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) authority to transfer to Ukraine the proceeds of Russian assets forfeited due to sanctions or export control violations. This simple legislative fix would cost nothing for U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle formally introduced his legislation to hold a commemorative joint session of Congress in Philadelphia, the Nation’s Birthplace, on Thursday July 2, 2026, in honor of the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence. America250 Congressional Caucus House co-chairs Reps. Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) are co-leading the legislation with him.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bill introduced by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) to rename the United States Postal Service post office at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia as the "Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building" passed out of the U.S. House on a voice vote.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) issued the statement below following today's jury verdict that found former President Donald Trump guilty of illegally covering up hush money payments to an adult film star before the 2016 election: