We have the fastest-growing deficit in an expanding economy in American history.
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.
The report that they released about a week or two ago citing declines in job numbers in a number of states, including in my own Pennsylvania, obviously that report is quite concerning.
H.R. 3616, the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019, introduced by Reps. Chris Pappas, Elissa Slotkin, Brendan Boyle, and Madeleine Dean, is an important first step in turning off the tap for toxic PFAS and limiting PFAS releases…
If we don't have the economic ability to participate fully in those rights, then those rights remain just abstract.
The process that was taken in the last Congress under different leadership was dramatically different than that bipartisan effort that happened in 1986.
We are now, for the first time in an economic expansion, seeing a dramatic increase in the budget deficit approaching $1 trillion this year.
For the first time since I have been here as a Member of Congress, 5 years now, are we even talking about, in a meaningful way, what we are going to do in approximately 15 years from now when the dramatic shortfall hits the Social Security…
The President reportedly intervened personally to block the FBI from moving its headquarters.
The parallels between the scandals of a century ago that gave birth to this 1924 law and the present day are really remarkable.
Congress has not just the right, but the responsibility to oversee whether our laws are faithfully executed by the executive branch.
If, ultimately, the Affordable Care Act were done away with, what would happen to those who got their healthcare through the Medicaid expansion since that was one of the biggest boons for us?
I am very concerned that what couldn't be achieved legislatively now might be achieved judicially.
Unfortunately, when President Obama and the Democratic Congress championed it, suddenly the view on the other side changed.
When we talk about millions of people, it is not just the overall number, we are talking primarily about the working poor.
That was one of the best bangs for our buck, so to speak, in terms of expanding coverage to those who didn't have it.
If you were going to do it, it sure as heck would have been a lot easier before suddenly Russia arrived on the scene.





