Facilitate legislative ideas focused on addressing wage stagnation, job insecurity, trade, offshoring, and reduced career opportunities in the manufacturing and building trades.

Brendan F. Boyle · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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In December 2016, Brendan co-founded the Blue Collar Caucus, whose goal is to facilitate legislative ideas focused on addressing wage stagnation, job insecurity, trade, offshoring, and reduced career opportunities for those in the manufacturing and building trades.

Boyle commits through the Blue Collar Caucus to advance legislative ideas on blue-collar economic issues.

Meet Brendan – Brendan F. Boyle | U.S. Congress
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Evidence

Rep. Veasey says he co-launched the Blue Collar Caucus with Congressman Brendan Boyle, and that it "supports unions and focuses on addressing wage stagnation, offshoring, and job insecurity for those in the manufacturing and building trades."

Official congressional biography confirms Boyle helped launch a caucus explicitly aimed at the wage stagnation, offshoring, and manufacturing/building-trades problems named in the claim.

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Biography | Congressman Marc Veasey
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Boyle's site says he, Jan Schakowsky, and Marc Veasey introduced the Patriot Employer Act, which would provide a tax credit to companies that provide fair wages and good benefits to workers.

Boyle publicly advanced legislation tied to wage standards and worker pay through the Patriot Employer Act.

partial same_term A for effort

Jobs and the Economy | Congressman Brendan Boyle
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Boyle's site also records that he joined labor leaders to advocate for fair trade and condemn unfair trade practices that had "decimated middle class families."

He took public legislative/policy action on trade concerns linked to the promise, though the page does not show enactment of a resulting law.

partial same_term A for effort

Jobs and the Economy | Congressman Brendan Boyle
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Assessments

delivered same_term

The promise was to facilitate legislative ideas on wage stagnation, job insecurity, trade, offshoring, and reduced opportunities in manufacturing and building trades, not necessarily to enact a specific law. Evidence shows Boyle co-launched the Blue Collar Caucus focused on those exact issues, introduced the Patriot Employer Act addressing wages and benefits, and publicly advocated on fair trade. These actions satisfy the facilitation-oriented promise during the same term.

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