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(This article appeared in the May 1, 2019 edition of The Intelligencer)
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-2, of Philadelphia, has introduced a bill that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to set a safe drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, within two years. Currently unregulated, PFAS chemical contamination is emerging in communities across the country, including in a handful of Bucks and Montgomery towns.
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement regarding the current situation in Venezuela:
"I am watching events in Venezuela very closely and continue to stand with the people of Venezuela in their pursuit for freedom and democracy. The Venezuelan people have had enough of Maduro's power grabs and are demanding that democracy be returned to them.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation, the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019, H.R. 2377, to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set an enforceable, nationwide primary drinking water standard for PFAS contaminants, including PFOS and PFOA which have plagued the Philadelphia region. Currently, the EPA sets voluntary advisory guidelines, and postponed a long-anticipated determination of whether to set an enforceable standard.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Friends of a Free, Stable, and Democratic Syria Caucus, led a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to put adequate funding toward the State Department's Syria stabilization efforts. Boyle released the following statement upon the submission of his letter.
((This OpEd appeared in the April 29, 2019 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer))
Recently, I took part in an important congressional delegation led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to both the United Kingdom and Ireland. We traveled to both countries to deliver a clear and unambiguous message: it is vital that whatever Brexit deal ultimately passes the UK Parliament does not harm the Good Friday Agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) led a bipartisan letter urging the Appropriations Committee to fully fund a $10 million nationwide study on the impact of PFAS contamination on Americans' health in Fiscal Year 2020. Boyle led the fight to first enact the study in the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act. Congressman Boyle released the following statement upon the submission of the letter.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) led a bipartisan letter urging the Appropriations Committee increase funding to $49 million for the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, a Department of Justice program that aims to reduce the nation's backlog of untested rape kits. Boyle has been a staunch advocate for addressing the issue since his days as a Pennsylvania state legislator, when he authorized the legislation that ultimately reduced the rape kit backlog in Pennsylvania by over 90 percent within three years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) led a bipartisan letter urging the Appropriations Committee to increase funding for lung cancer research, especially with regard to the disease's disproportionate impact on young women who have never smoked. Boyle released the following statement upon the submission of his letter.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) led a bipartisan letter urging the Appropriations Committee to put $10 million toward the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program, which aims to preserve the region's environment, ecology, and economic viability. Congressman Boyle released the following statement upon the submission of the letter to the House Appropriations Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement announcing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $237,750 in federal funding to Temple University for pain management research.