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June 12, 2015 President Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to personally plead House Democrats not to sink his trade agenda.
He failed. And it wasn't close.
In a dramatic early-afternoon vote, the House rejected the Trade Adjustment Assistance package, 126-302. At least 140 Democrats voted against Obama.
And it was Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who cast the final blow. Speaking just before the vote for 15 minutes, Pelosi, who had kept silent on the issue, said she would oppose the president.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) opposed legislation that would grant any president ‘Fast Track' Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other global trade deals for up to six years with minimal congressional review and oversight.
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) toured ASI Technologies, Inc. in Montgomeryville to get a first-hand look at a local business the will be impacted if funding for the Export-Import bank expires later this month.
Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) opposed legislation that cuts Amtrak funding by roughly $250 million. H.R. 2577, the annual Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill, passed the House of Representatives 216-210, largely on a party-line vote.
Imagine departing from Philadelphia and arriving in New York City in 32 minutes, or Washington in less than an hour. Imagine being able to speed at nearly 220 m.p.h. past the ever-worsening traffic gridlock of the five major metropolitan cities along the East Coast.
Now imagine such opportunities throughout the entire Northeast Corridor, which generates 20 percent of the nation's gross domestic product and supports a population of 50 million Americans packed into an area covering roughly 2 percent of the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) continued his message to House Republicans after it was announced the economy added 280,000 new jobs in the 63rd consecutive month of private sector job creation. Congressman Boyle called on Republicans to stop endangering hundreds of thousands of American jobs and act immediately to avert the impending expiration of two key engines of job creation: the Export-Import Bank and the Highway and Transit Trust Fund.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) highlighted a new report showing that 6.4 million Americans in the 34 states with Federally Facilitated Marketplaces would lose tax credits to help pay for insurance coverage, if the Supreme Court were to rule against the Administration in the Republican, politically-motivated lawsuit of King v Burwell.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) introduced a bill that would prevent the federal pension system from investing in companies that boycott Israel.
"This is an important statement of principle and act of fiscal responsibility," said Congressman Boyle. "It's time we take a stand and say we will not invest taxpayer dollars, the hard-earned pension dollars of our dedicated federal workforce, in companies that disinvest in our close ally and trusted friend, Israel. This is a simple but important, overdue step toward addressing this issue."
"The final Clean Water Rule announced by the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers is a victory for every American. We all rely on clean water. We all deserve to know that our water is clean, safe to drink, and free of chemicals. The rule returns Clean Water Act protections to streams that feed drinking water sources for more than 8 million Pennsylvanians, and 1 in 3 Americans. The Clean Water Act has been hugely successful since first-enacted in 1972, but this rule represents an important, necessary update to clarify the law, to the benefit of our environment and public health.
Philadelphia, PA – 59 percent of of the state's streams, including those feeding the Delaware River, Susquehanna River and Pittsburgh's Three, will gain federal protections under a final rule signed today by top Obama administration officials. The measure restores Clean Water Act safeguards to small streams and headwaters that have been vulnerable to development and pollution for nearly ten years.