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By Tony West, Philadelphia Public Record
It's a long way from the IHOP on Roosevelt Boulevard to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington, D.C. But freshman Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-Phila.) has made that trip now.
And what a ride it's been! The chaos engulfing the Middle East, the fighting in Ukraine, the turmoil in Venezuela, the seething drug cartels of Central America, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa – all are lighting up the front pages and the evening news these days.
"It's certainly not boring," Boyle said cheerfully in a recent interview.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) co-sponsored the critically important Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act of 2015, which is being re-introduced today by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
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: