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 (April 17, 2025) – U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) have introduced the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help all victims of gun violence – from survivors to their loved ones, coworkers, and classmates – identify and access the resources available to them to help meet medical, legal, financial, and other needs.
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) – U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA), John Larson (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) announced they will introduce the “Claws Off Social Security” Act, aimed at protecting struggling seniors from drastic “clawback” payments ordered by the Trump administration.
WASHINGTON (April 11, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) and House and Senate colleagues have reintroduced what Evans calls “poverty-busting” legislation to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
Evans is sponsoring the House bill to expand the EITC, the Tax Cut for Workers Act (H.R. 2764).
President Trump’s tariffs announcement on Wednesday amounts to the largest tax increase on Americans in at least 30 years.I OPPOSE it!
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) – U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) led a group of 22 members of Congress in denouncing the Trump Administration’s latest move to rip away health care by eliminating funding for health care navigators.
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) announced he will vote “No” on a House Republican funding bill that fails to stop or reverse recent mass firings and funding freezes.
PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 27, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) will host a telephone town hall on Saturday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. He’ll be joined by guest speakers to help update Philadelphians on what’s happening with efforts to fight Trump administration actions, including some successes in the courts.
PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 26, 2025) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) recently released his State of the District report covering 2024, now available on his website, evans.house.gov.
● House Republicans are pushing a budget plan that is “likely to lead to” Medicaid cuts, and this week, President Trump endorsed it. More details are below!
I’m continuing to work with Democratic colleagues in Congress and outside organizations to push back against actions by the Trump administration.
Many Philadelphians have contacted me asking what’s being done to fight abuses by the Trump administration, including actions by the “DOGE” team led by a billionaire Trump donor - unelected, unconfirmed Elon Musk.