Congress
Having grown up in North Philadelphia, it is the honor of a lifetime to work every day to create a better city for all Philadelphians. In Congress, I'm working to place Philadelphians at the forefront of national policy discussions and secure critical resources for our community.
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WASHINGTON (November 13, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) said the fight isn’t over to prevent a shutdown of health care for 24 million Americans whose health insurance premiums are about to spike.
- My Medicare open enrollment telephone town hall has been postponed to Dec. 3 at 1 p.m.
Calling all high school students in the 3rd Congressional District: Are you interested in serving our country? Are you interested in attending college at no cost? Join my office for our annual Service Academy Day this Saturday, Oct.
WASHINGTON (October 24, 2025) — Representatives Dwight Evans (PA-03), Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON (October 15, 2025) - Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-03) joined a bipartisan, bicameral delegation in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging OMB to follow the law—which President Donald Trump signed in 2019—that requires furloughed federal employees to receive back pay during a government shutdown.
As the federal government shutdown continues for an eighth day, I wanted to make sure you’re aware that I’ve kept my offices open to serve you. As I’ve done during previous shutdowns, I have designated my staff as essential.
Unless things change, our country is 6 days away from a federal government shutdown – current funding runs out at the end of Tuesday, Sept. 30.
WASHINGTON (August 13, 2025) - Today, Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA), Raul Ruiz M.D. (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) announced the introduction of the BENES 2.0 Act, aimed at protecting Americans approaching Medicare eligibility from costly and confusing enrollment penalties.
PHILADELPHIA (July 23, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans’ (D-PA-3) office will hold a series of “Congress Comes to You” constituent service events, starting Monday, July 28 in Roxborough.
WASHINGTON (July 11, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) is co-leading a bipartisan bill that would enable hospitals to extend successful “Hospital at Home” programs for an additional five years.