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Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-D-13) demanded immediate action in the House now that the Highway Trust Fund is set to expire in only 22 days. With the looming July 31st deadline, Congressman Boyle again called for a long-term bipartisan solution that will repair America's deteriorating roads, bridges and transit systems.
Add another name to the list of those vilified on the floor of the House of Representatives: the Oreo cookie.
Representative Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, lambasted Mondelez, the makers of the chocolate cookie and its cream filling, on Thursday for closing a plant in his home district and laying off 300 workers.
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D. Pa.) told House members on Thursday they should "say no to Oreo" because Mondelez International Inc. has decided to close the Philadelphia plant that manufactures Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers and relocate the production to Mexico.
The Northeast plant employs 350 workers.
"Now, keep in mind this is a company, Mondelez, that is in no way in financial disarray. In fact, their revenues last year topped $50 billion," Boyle said on the House floor in Washington. "This plant that was closed is profitable, but not profitable enough."
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) criticized Mondelez International for closing down the Nabisco Plant in Northeast Philadelphia. The plant's recent closure left 350 hardworking Pennsylvanians without jobs.
Here is a clip of his speech on the House Floor this afternoon:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4543575/congressman-boyle-say-oreo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) applauded the President's announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay protections to nearly 5 million salaried American workers. This proposal would increase the current overtime protection threshold, guaranteeing overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 per year.
Click the link to watch Congressman Brendan F. Boyle speak to Fox News on the need for bipartisanship in Washington DC.
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.