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WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) issued the following statement in response to the government shutting down after Congress and President Trump failed to reach an agreement on budget caps and immigration policy:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) issued the following statement in response to the President's decision to campaign in Pennsylvania amidst a looming government shutdown:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) ) issued the following statement after entering into a friendly playoff wager with Minnesota Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02). Congressman Boyle is betting that his Philadelphia Eagles will clinch another playoff-game victory this Sunday in the NFC Championship game against Rep. Lewis's hometown Minnesota Vikings. The stakes are high--- Philly's iconic Cheesesteak against Minnesota's Hormel SPAM (in a can).
If the Eagles again defy the oddsmakers and beat the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday's NFC title game, a local congressman will receive a can of Hormel Spam as a congratulatory present.
Conversely, if the Vikings beat the Eagles and become the first team in NFL history to play a Superbowl in their home stadium, a Minnesota congressman gets to eat a Philly cheesesteak.
That was the wager agreed upon by Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Jason Lewis (R-Minn.).
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump attacked immigrants from "shithole countries" including Haiti, El Salvador, and various African nations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) introduced the Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection (STABLE GENIUS) Act to require that all presidential candidates undergo a standardized medical examination and publicly disclose its results before the election.
A Democratic lawmaker says that he will introduce legislation that would require presidential candidates to undergo a mental health examination following a tweet from President Trump in which he praised himself as a "stable genius."
Rep. Brendan Boyle's office said in a press release that the Pennsylvania Democrat would introduce the "Stable Genius Act" in the House on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement today on the beginning of the second session of the 115th Congress:
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to an article published this weekend in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing the unconscionable delays faced by millions of Americans awaiting hearings with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to determine their eligibility to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), today Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) led a letter joined by Members of Congress throughout the region demanding answers and requesting a briefing with SSA leadership.