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Philadelphia- As the region braces for some potentially dangerous weather this weekend, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) wants to remind everyone that his Montgomery County and Philadelphia offices will be open to answer any questions and help with any problems. The best number to call after business hours is 202-256-2888.
Local organizations and companies are also offering safety information.
The head of Planned Parenthood has defended her organisation before Congress, calling a series of secretly recorded videos a "smear campaign".
President Cecile Richards told members of Congress on Tuesday she was "proud" that Planned Parenthood donates foetal tissue for research.
The anti-abortion group behind the videos has alleged that the healthcare provider profits from the practice.
The allegations have set off an effort to pull the group's federal funding.
By Dan Vergano, BuzzFeed News Reporter
Instead of debating hidden camera videos, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards spent Tuesday defending her group's finances to Congress.
The highly partisan House Oversight Committee hearing, chaired by Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, came as one of four committees investigating the $1.3 billion women's health care group in the aftermath of videos released by an anti-abortion group over the summer.
Washington, DC- Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-D-13) issued the following statement today on the resignation announcement by Speaker of the House John Boehner:
Since every Senator and Representative gets to bring more guest into the House chamber we decided to ask every PA member about their guest. PoliticsPA reached out to all twenty representatives, the following answered.
Senator Bob Casey
The state's senior Senator is bringing his wife Terese.
Senator Pat Toomey
Pope Francis stepped into some of America's most contested debates Wednesday, beginning his highly anticipated tour with a call for action on climate change and sympathy for immigrants.
Seizing an international spotlight, the 78-year-old pontiff drew tens of thousands of cheering supporters and onlookers, some of whom began gathering before dawn, and quickly made clear he had messages to deliver in his first visit to the United States.
Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA), who is Catholic, talked about Pope Francis' visit to the U.S., his address to a joint meeting of Congress, and his visit to the United Nations. Representative Boyle also spoke about the role of religion in politics.
WE PHILADELPHIANS are rightly proud of our city's leading role in the creation of our country. Every Fourth of July, we celebrate American independence with patriotic feeling for our country, and also an extra measure of civic pride that this watershed event in world history took place here in our hometown.
There is another date, however, that we should be commemorating and celebrating yet barely do: Sept. 17. This is the date in 1787 when the U.S. Constitution was signed, officially bringing together our separate confederated states into one united nation.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) commended Vice President Joseph Biden, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. for the announcement that millions of dollars in grants will be used to analyze thousands of rape kits that have been sitting on local law enforcement shelves for years, neglected and untested; which left victims in unimaginable limbo, without any closure or sense of justice.
Above: Ian Hyland, Business and Finance Media Group, and US Ambassador Kevin O'Malley present Congressman Brendan Boyle with a Certificate of Irish Heritage
Congressman Brendan Boyle, from Pennsylvania, is visiting Ireland on a number of personal engagements.
Mr Boyle (38) is the son of Frank Boyle, an emigrant from Glencolmcille in the Donegal Gaeltacht area, and was elected in 2014 to a Democratic stronghold covering the popular area of Philadelphia. He is seeking re-election in 2016.