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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement following his introduction of H.Res.249 opposing the reported Russian interference in the upcoming election in Ukraine on March 31, 2019. The resolution was introduced with the bipartisan Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Co-Chairs: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Congressman Andy Harris (MD-1), and Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-5).
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When it comes to the relationship between Capitol Hill and the White House, things are becoming more strained. Pennsylvania Democrat Brendan Boyle joins Cheddar's Megan Pratz to talk the latest on the House probe, and much more.
Representatives Brendan Boyle, Paul Mitchell, Debbie Dingell, and Steve Stivers, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Macedonia and Macedonian-Americans issued the following statement on the signing of a NATO Accession Agreement for Macedonia in Brussels:
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a resolution stating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's forthcoming report on Russian election meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election should be made public.
The resolution passed the House 420-0. Four Republican lawmakers voted "present" on the measure — a way to avoid a "yes" or "no" vote. Seven lawmakers didn't cast votes. All 18 members of Pennsylvania's U.S. House delegation voted in favor of the measure, according to the House roll call.
More than 20 members of the US Congress warned that a future free trade deal between the US and UK could be delayed "indefinitely" as they called on Theresa May to ensure there is no return to a hard border in Ireland.
In a letter sent to the British prime minister on the eve of the Taoiseach's visit to Washington to mark St Patrick's Day, the bipartisan group calls on Mrs May's government "to do everything in its power" to prevent the imposition of a hard border between the Republic and North.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), a member of the House Committee on the Budget, released the following statement in response to the President Trump releasing his annual budget request to Congress:
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a key priority of the new Democratic majority: A sweeping legislative proposal that Democrats call HR 1 that seeks to enact wide-ranging ethics reform, expand voting rights and mandate the disclosure of presidential tax returns.
The vote was 234 to 193 and the measure passed along party lines.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) was proud to join House Democrats in passing H.R. 1, the For The People Act, the most ambitious anti-corruption legislation since Watergate. The bill passed by a margin of 234-193, with no House Republicans voting in favor. The bill incorporated Congressman Boyle's previous legislative efforts to make it easier for newly naturalized citizens to register to vote, decrease the influence of money in politics, and require presidential candidates to disclose business alongside personal tax returns.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) cosponsored H.R. 1585, a bipartisan, robust, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill. The Violence Against Women Act funds the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, and ensures all victims and survivors have access to essential services and to justice. The law expired in February, threatening future funding until a reauthorization is passed.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement condemning recent comments by the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Parliament that killings by soldiers and the police during the decades-long conflict there "were not crimes":