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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Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) was thrilled to announce that on behalf of the City Council of Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell have introduced a resolution to express their support for School Modernization and School Rehabilitation through their resolution which shows their strong support for Congressman Evans' bill H.R. 922, the Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017 and its companion legislation, Senate Bill 1156.
Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH), co-chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus's Economic Development and Wealth Creation Task Force, introduced HR 3741, which would codify and enhance the Minority Bank Deposit Program (MBDP), which encourages federal agencies to utilize minority-owned banks and low-income credit unions as financial agents and depositories.
Today Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) is delighted to announce that the 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania will be participating in the 2017 Congressional App Challenge.
The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is a competition aimed at encouraging high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The App Challenge is intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education.
Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its plans to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement regarding President Trump's strategy toward Afghanistan and South Asia:
In addition to Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-02) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), the following Members of Congress have signed on as Cosponsors to the No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act:
*-Original Cosponsors
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)*
Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)*
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI)*
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)*
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-CT)*
Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statements regarding their bill, the No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act, which would prohibit Federal funds from being used to create, maintain, or display, as applicable, any Confederate symbol on Federal public land, including any highway, park, subway, Federal building, military
This week, Congressman Dwight Evans attended Agriculture (Ag) Progress Days at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. While there, Congressman Evans participated in various events throughout the day, starting with a hearing with Pennsylvania State Legislators on the state of Agriculture in Pennsylvania. He also co-moderated a forum entitled "Barnyard Discussion: Issues Driving the State of Pennsylvania Agriculture" with Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA-05), Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding, and President of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Rick Ebert.
Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement regarding President Trump's remarks during his news conference last evening:
"Yesterday, Americans nationwide saw President Trump's true colors—not only did he walk back his comments with vitriol, he commended the actions of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the remaining groups in the Alt-Right."
"President Trump has proven that his loyalty lies with hate groups instead of Americans who believe that our country has no time for hatred, bigotry, or racism."
Last week, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) introduced the No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017.
The No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017 requires the conversion of the Trump Organization's businesses, which include real estate, golf courses, hotels, resorts and a range of other investments, into cash; with which he would then be required to buy treasury bills and widely diversified mutual funds, which are considered conflict free under federal law.