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Washington, DC - Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) issued this statement today after one employee was killed and two others injured at the Air Products and Chemicals Inc. plant in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France. The company's main headquarters are in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) applauded the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges guaranteeing same-sex couples the freedom to marry across our nation under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Now, committed same-sex couples no longer have to fear an unstable patchwork of marriage protections and the important rights inseparably linked to marriage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, as House Republicans held their 60th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-14) called for immediate action to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and protect American jobs. The charter of the Ex-Im Bank, a key support for American workers and American businesses looking to sell their goods overseas, expires on June 30. House Republicans are planning to recess for the month on Thursday, and allow the charter to expire.
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13) joined his Democratic colleagues in a joint statement welcoming Pope Francis's call for action on climate change in the encyclical "Laudato Si." The statement, organized by Pittsburgh area Congressman Mike Doyle (PA-14), reads:
"We welcome the Pope's encyclical on the need for the world to address climate change. We think it's only appropriate that one of the world's most influential religious leaders is speaking out about what we believe to be one of the most important moral issues of our time.
Philadelphia, PA – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) joined the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank, Fred Hochberg, and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) at the AgustaWestland facility to again call for the reauthorization of funding for the Export-Import bank. This is the second trip to AgustaWestland in as many months for Congressman Boyle.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) introducing the Keep Our Pension Promises Act and calling for restored protections for hard-earned retirement security afforded by multiemployer pension plans.
Washington, DC - Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) delivered the following remarks on Wednesday on the floor of the House of Representatives opposing H.Con.Res. 55, which would withdraw American deployed to Iraq and Syria to combat ISIS, and reiterating his call for the House to pass a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF):
Philadelphia, PA - Rep. Charlie Dent (PA-15), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Rep. Ralph A. Abraham (LA-5), M.D., Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee organized meetings with both administrators and employees at the offices of the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) this morning.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Curbelo (FL-26), Bonamici (OR-01), Stefanik (NY-21), Boyle (PA-13), Lamborn (CO-05), and Higgins (NY-26) introduced H.Res.318, to condemn policies that call for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning or scholarly associations.