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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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Feb 15, 2022

I will just say briefly, I am happy to work with you or anyone else on this issue in good faith.

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Nov 16, 2021

Kevin McCarthy is a coward. He will do whatever it takes to be speaker. It’s almost pathetic.

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Nov 16, 2021

We cannot have any tolerance for those who are in elected office or otherwise who encourage and incite political violence.

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Jun 8, 2021

We have essentially been hindered by sequestration for the last decade under the Budget Control Act.

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Jun 8, 2021

The President's American Jobs Plan is our next opportunity to continue our recovery.

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Jun 8, 2021

This budget restores our investments in true American values and invests in the American people.

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Jun 8, 2021

Now is the time to go big and be bold to get America back on track.

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Jun 8, 2021

It is, as President Biden often says, a statement of our values.

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Jun 8, 2021

I am enormously excited by this budget proposal.

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Apr 28, 2021

I think it is crucial that Congress again reassert its role in holding the power of the purse.

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Apr 28, 2021

Unfortunately, in so many ways and not just in the power of the purse, we have seen, in my view, a migration of power from the legislative branch to the executive branch really over the last 20, 25 years.

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Jan 15, 2021

Yes. I mean, Donald Trump in the first debate, if you remember, said famously bad things happen in Philadelphia.

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Jan 15, 2021

We have to make sure this is thoroughly investigated. And I believe once it is, you will see an indictment of Donald Trump.

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Sep 9, 2020

I certainly one who thinks that, at the very least, labor and capital should be treated equally in our tax code.

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Jul 7, 2020

One of the misperceptions about our economy and manufacturing is the notion that caught on in recent decades that America doesn't make anything anymore...

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Jul 7, 2020

I want to echo, any investments that we could make in the United States to go toward high-speed rail...

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Mar 10, 2020

While at the same time not going down the sort of gimmicky road that sounds great in a populist way but does not actually achieve anything.

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Mar 10, 2020

Probably the most asinine thing we do are these government shutdowns.

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Mar 10, 2020

I hope that we will all learn the lessons from that history and not retreat to ideological camps.

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Mar 10, 2020

Thank you to President Obama and pragmatic Republicans like Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke.

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Feb 11, 2020

Yes, it is true, a budget is a statement of one's priorities.

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Feb 11, 2020

What do you think this will do to those who have decided to enter public service, who forego higher salary in the private sector, have taken on a ton of student debt, and now here you are eliminating the loan forgiveness program that they…

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Feb 11, 2020

Step one, cut taxes, mostly for the top 1 percent to the tune of $1.5 to $2 trillion.

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Feb 11, 2020

Most normal Americans would call it a cut.

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Feb 11, 2020

How in the world does cutting student loans by $170 billion, and eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program in any way help families afford and pay for college?

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