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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PHILADELPHIA (March 26, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) recently released his State of the District report for 2023, now available on his website, evans.house.gov.
Philadelphia, PA – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) and Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker secured $158,911,664 in federal funding to reconnect Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood across the Vine Street Expressway (I-676), which split the historic neighborhood apart when it was constructed.
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) announced he has secured more than $13.3 million in federal funding for 15 Philadelphia community projects. The funding is provided in an appropriations bill that has passed the House of Representatives and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden.
WASHINGTON (March 6, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is hosting Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker as his guest for this year’s State of the Union address.
“I’m pleased to welcome our first female mayor, my friend of many years, as my guest for the State of the Union address. This is a chance to spotlight the fresh start and positive change she is bringing to Philadelphia,” CongressmanEvans said.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 29, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) issued this statement today:
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is co-leading a $360 million anti-crime and victim aid bill that has picked up bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) praised House passage of a bipartisan bill that would partially restore the expanded Child Tax Credit that lifted millions of American children out of poverty.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 25, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) recently voted to advance a bipartisan deal that would partially restore the expanded Child Tax Credit that lifted millions of American children out of poverty.
As a member of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Evans voted to send the package to the full House of Representatives, where it could receive a vote as soon as next week.
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 8, 2024) – U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-3) is leading a bipartisan effort to keep about 5,000 IRS employees at the IRS Headquarters Service Center in West Philadelphia, next to a major regional transportation hub.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters will be choosing a justice of the state Supreme Court as well as judges for other state appeals courts, and in Philadelphia, voters will choose a new mayor and the 17 members of City Council.