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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.
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.