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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), House Budget Committee Chair Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY), and Budget Committee Vice-chair, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), introduced the Debt Ceiling Reform Act, legislation that would repeal the debt ceiling and give the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to issue new debt as long as the president notifies Congress that new debt is needed.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA02) released the following statement after President Biden announced that the leader of ISIS, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4673, as amended, The Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition, or EVEST Act, with bipartisan support. By automatically enrolling eligible servicemembers in VA healthcare during their transition out of the military, the EVEST Act will simplify the transition process and take critical steps toward preventing veteran suicide.
PRESS RELEASE: December 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined Representatives Conor Lamb (PA-17), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Susan Wild (PA-07), Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Mike Doyle (PA-18) in calling on President Biden to extend the student loan payment moratorium, which was implemented due to the continued impact of the pandemic. Payments are currently set to resume on February 1, 2022.
PHILADELPHIA – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following Sen. Joe Manchin's comments on Fox News Sunday morning where Senator Manchin declared that he no longer supports the Build Back Better Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and French Hill (AR-02), today introduced the bipartisan Countering Assad's Proliferation, Trafficking, and Garnering of Narcotics (CAPTAGON) Act (H.R.6265). It would require the federal government to develop an interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), praised today's House passage of the historic $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act, which will meet the urgent needs of individuals and families across the nation and in Pennsylvania by creating jobs, cutting taxes, and lowering costs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) praised House passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $550 billion in new federal funding for America's crumbling infrastructure. The IIJA passed the House on a 228-to-206 vote.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) and Darin LaHood (R-IL-18) introduced the Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act, which will help Americans support healthy lifestyles by modernizing the treatment of vitamins and minerals and recognizing the valuable role nutritional supplements play in helping to achieve better health outcomes and promote cost savings.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) led a letter signed by more than 75+ members of the House Democratic Caucus to House Democratic leadership calling for legislative action to permanently solve the debt ceiling crisis, using only Democratic votes if necessary.