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By Abby Smith, Contributing Writer, PoliticsPA
The White House's St. Patrick's Day Reception featured a special treat for two Pennsylvania brothers. Newly elected Congressman Brendan Boyle and State Rep. Kevin Boyle received a shoutout from President Barack Obama in his remarks to Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Tuesday. Obama distinctly chose Brendan Boyle as the one individual of the "brood of Irish-American members of Congress" to recognize.
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Washington- Today, House Republicans released their latest 10 year budget plan which includes repealing the Affordable Care Act, cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid, and shrinking Pell Grant allowances.
"Once again the Republicans are trotting out old ideas to do new damage to seniors, children and families," said Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13). "This budget is a that statement embodies their values, which clearly puts big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy ahead of the challenges faced by hardworking American families."
By Eric Berger, Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia, PA– Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) is marking the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" by remembering the heroic actions of civil rights marchers who helped change our nation. On March 7, 1965, a group of brave civil rights marchers, led by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on their way to Montgomery to demand that African American citizens be finally given their constitutional right to vote.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) voted for H.R. 749, the "Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015". The bipartisan bill authorizes $7.2 billion for passenger rail service over the next four fiscal years and includes:
By Congressman Brendan F. Boyle and Congressman Ryan A. Costello
Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress. This speech and the controversy surrounding it have drawn much attention.
But as freshmen members of Congress from different political backgrounds, we believe it is important that we not lose sight of the true issue at hand: the threat posed by a nuclear Iran to our ally Israel and to the United States.
By Cronan Scanlon, Donegal News
After a hectic couple of months we catch up with US congressman Brendan Boyle whose father Francis from Glencolmcille had a key role in the election campaign:
Washington, DC– Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) urges his Republican colleagues in the House to approve a "clean" long-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
"Enough is enough," said Congressman Boyle. "The clock is ticking and the time to act responsibly is now. Our Homeland Security Department cannot afford three more weeks of Republican uncertainty, now is not the time to kick the can down the road. The country needs long term funding for DHS passed now."