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 (May 31, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) announced he will vote yes on a bipartisan budget agreement to prevent a U.S. default and an economic crash that would have resulted from default.
“Ultimately my vote is for preventing a 2008-like economic crash and recession – and protecting the vast majority of the progress we made in the first two years of the Biden-Harris administration,” Evans said.
You’re invited to my FREE, fourth annual Federal Services and Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, June 3, at Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., 19147. You can click here to RSVP or learn more!
My NEW State of the District report is out! I believe that Democrats in Congress and President Biden got a LOT of positive things done last year, and this new report shows you some of the impacts right here in Philadelphia, as well as national impacts.
PHILADELPHIA (May 12, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) has introduced his innovative school-repair bill, which would make it easier for school districts to use the current federal historic rehabilitation tax credit to upgrade historic school buildings that will continue to operate as schools after renovation.
FY 2025 Appropriations Requests FormPlease use this form to request program funding or bill/report language for Fiscal year 2025. Please note this is not the office’s community project funding form, which is not yet available. This form is only for programmatic or language requests.
PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) has requested a total of more than $23.7 million in federal Community Project Funding for 15 Philadelphia projects. The biggest category is housing, with $9,400,149 of Evans' requests designated for seven housing initiatives in the city.
PHILADELPHIA (April 12, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) hosted a news conference Tuesday with state and city officials about millions of dollars in grants being used to renovate a long-closed Germantown store into a new, full-service location of Weavers Way Co-op. About 250 people attended an open house that followed at the site, 328 W. Chelten Ave.
Congressman Evans submitted the following 15 Community Project Funding requests for Fiscal Year 2024 for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, with accompanying Financial Disclosure Statements: