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, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans released the following statement after House Republicans, under the leadership of Speaker Ryan and President Trump, pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from the House floor.
Washington, D.C -- Today, members of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with President Trump at the White House to discuss the key issues plaguing the African American community.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans released the following statement after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported this week that under the Republican health care law 14 million Americans stand to lose their health care in 2018.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans spoke on the House Floor today to highlight the number of people in the Second Congressional District who stand to lose their health coverage if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.
Here is what repealing the Affordable Care Act means for Pennsylvania's Second Congressional District:
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act:
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans released the following statement today as a response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have lied to the American people under oath about his involvement with the Russian government during the 2016 Presidential Election during his confirmation hearings:
Washington, D.C. -- In reflecting on the President's joint address I think back to a question he asked at the beginning of his speech, when he said what kind of country will we leave for our children?
I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you some of my key values that are at the core of the America I believe in: