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Brendan Boyle

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Brendan Francis Boyle is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district since January 6, 2015. Born on February 6, 1977, Boyle has focused on issues such as healthcare reform, education, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an active voice in Congress, often addressing the challenges faced by American families and advocating for policies that support working-class citizens.

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Sep 26, 2018

The Trump administration must present to Congress, finally, a comprehensive strategy for Syria.

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Sep 26, 2018

U.S. policy toward Syria is difficult for everyone to address.

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Sep 26, 2018

What started as peaceful protests in March 2011, is now an international conflict.

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Sep 26, 2018

Assad continues to slaughter his people and destroy their cities.

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Sep 12, 2018

One of the most encouraging developments that I've seen in Iran is what is happening on the street--these remarkably brave ordinary Iranians who are protesting their own regime.

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Sep 12, 2018

It is not at all a myth. You need only have an off-the-record conversation with any one of the members of the ambassadorial corps and other officials, whether it's NATO or the European Union.

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Sep 12, 2018

I just want to echo 100 percent what Congressman McCaul said--the last part anyway--as it regards to the dramatic investment China is making in Africa and the fact that we are asleep at the switch.

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Jun 27, 2018

I think that it is vital that this committee assert itself on a bipartisan basis to speak out with one voice that we support NATO.

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May 22, 2018

As I mentioned, 32 Members of Congress have written on this issue.

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Dec 13, 2017

I thank the chair and the ranking member for calling up my bipartisan bill, H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act.

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Dec 5, 2017

One of the reasons why I was so concerned about Brexit was the impact, obviously, on the U.S.-U.K. relationship, a very important relationship.

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Dec 5, 2017

I think I have been pestering them every month or so since then because at the time I thought there was a much higher possibility of a vote for Brexit than was commonly thought in the mainstream media either in the U.K. or the U.S.

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Nov 6, 2017

In 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell... was a KGB agent by the name of Vladimir Putin.

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Nov 6, 2017

It was eye opening; also sobering.

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Jun 27, 2017

We have introduced H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act in order for the United States to help our ally.

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May 23, 2017

They are the largest state sponsor of terrorism throughout the world.

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May 23, 2017

I happen to have been someone on the democratic side of the aisle who voted against the Iran deal.

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May 23, 2017

Instead of having that $1 trillion plan, ... it is actually $200 billion.

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May 23, 2017

If Big Bird really is a billionaire, he is standing to get a huge tax cut from the Trump budget

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May 23, 2017

President Trump is someone, though, who clearly does [support infrastructure].

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Mar 8, 2017

Based on the unanimous conclusion of the 16 intelligence agencies in the United States, it is abundantly clear that we need a 9/11-style commission.

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Jan 31, 2017

I first wrote to Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel back in April, some 9 months ago requesting a hearing on what was then the possibility of Brexit.

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Jan 23, 2017

It is interesting that about 16 years ago, I was sitting in a graduate school class at Harvard's Kennedy School...

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Jul 13, 2016

If we learned nothing from history, that is something that we should have learned and relearned by now.

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Jul 13, 2016

We need to be doing far more to support Ukraine. We cannot support some process by which essentially it would be agreed that Russian aggression is being rewarded.

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