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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."
Rep. Boyle speaks on the House floor on national unity and public service in light of the possible defunding of the Department of Homeland Security.
On February 15, 2015, the second year of Open Enrollment came to a close with 471,930 Pennsylvania consumers selecting a plan or being automatically reenrolled in quality, affordable coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Nationwide, about 11.4 million Americans selected Marketplace plans or were automatically re-enrolled, including about 8.6 million people in the states that use the HealthCare.gov platform (such as Pennsylvania), and about 2.8 million in the State Based Marketplaces based on those states' preliminary data.
By Jack Firneno, The Midweek Wire
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle is overjoyed that the Democratic National Committee will hold its 2016 convention in Philadelphia.
Boyle declared it a "great day" for Philadelphia after the Feb. 12 announcement by DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida congresswoman, that Philadelphia had beaten out Brooklyn and Columbus, Ohio.
The congressman added that 2016 is going to be a great year for the city.