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August 23, 2015
Editorial

By Brendan F. Boyle

The coming congressional vote on the Iran nuclear agreement has been called the most important foreign policy vote since the Iraq War. As such, partisan politics have no place when it comes to the national security of the United States.

Issues: National Security and Foreign Policy

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August 18, 2015

By Jason Kaneshiro

The congressman who represents the area where Defense Logistics Agency Troop
Support is located visited the agency Aug. 14.

Rep. Brendan Boyle, representing Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District,
learned about DLA Troop Support's mission to support the warfighter through
its five diverse supply chains.


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August 10, 2015

Dear NDECC Members,

We're excited to report that we had a fantastic first-ever College Democrats of America (CDA) Ethnic Council that took place last week at the University of DC as part of the larger four-day CDA Convention. We've shared some photos with you below!


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August 6, 2015

Plan­ning ahead: A SEPTA rep­res­ent­at­ive said that the trans­port­a­tion agency is will­ing to re­devel­op its em­ploy­ee park­ing lot at Pratt and Griscom streets for com­mer­cial uses sought by the com­munity. Such a pro­ject would not con­flict with the agency's plan to build the con­trol cen­ter and dis­trict of­fice on an ad­ja­cent par­cel. Above, an artist ren­der­ing for the pro­ject is shown. SOURCE: SEPTA

Issues: Local Issues

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August 6, 2015

Con­gress­man Brendan Boyle joined a bi­par­tis­an co­ali­tion on Ju­ly 28 to in­tro­duce the Medi­care Com­mon Ac­cess Card Act (H.R. 3220), a bill that would re­quire the De­part­ment of Health and Hu­man Ser­vices to ini­ti­ate a smart card pi­lot pro­gram and is­sue new, more se­cure Medi­care cards to se­lect par­ti­cipants.

Issues: Health Care

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August 6, 2015

Visiting Jerusalem, freshman Democratic U.S. Representative Brad Ashford of Nebraska said Wednesday he'd "vote no" if asked now to decide on the Iran nuclear agreement backed by President Barack Obama.

"There's a lot of skepticism" about the deal among the other Democratic members of the House of Representatives traveling with him in Israel, Ashford said.


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August 5, 2015

Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) marked the 22 year Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by praising the accomplishments of the law. It was August 5, 1993 when the FMLA was signed into law, and since then the law has helped families across the country more than 200 million times.


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August 3, 2015

Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) applauded President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the finalized Clean Power Plan that will lead us toward bold yet attainable results in the ongoing fight against climate change.


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August 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle joined House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and a group of 20 House Democrats on a trip to Israel and the West Bank. The trip is an opportunity to learn more about issues critical to the U.S.-Israel relationship and international security.


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July 30, 2015

Washington, DC- Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) continued his efforts to fight for the environment by celebrating Climate Action Day today. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to release its final Clean Power Plan to modernize our energy sector and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Congressman Boyle fully supports federal action to address climate change.