Jobs, the Economy, & Small Businesses
I am a firm believer that America’s economy must work for people on Broad Street- not just billionaires. That we should not be putting corporations over Cobbs Creek or Wall Street over West Philly.
I’m fighting in Congress to help build a thriving economy for all Americans. As a member of the influential Ways and Means Committee, which oversees taxes, trade, Social Security, and Medicare, I am advocating for poverty-busting policies such as restoring expansions of the Child Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Credit. Moreover, I am fighting for the Earned Income Tax Credit, one of our biggest, most useful tools to reduce poverty and put hard-earned money back into workers’ pockets.
A thriving economy is key to building stable neighborhoods in Philadelphia and beyond. Our small business owners are the engines that drive investment in our neighborhoods and spur economic development, block by block. I will continue to fight for small businesses in the Third Congressional District.
As part of building a fair economy for all, we must ensure workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively are protected. I am proud to be a supporter of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would safeguard workers’ ability to unionize free from employer harassment, intimidation, or retaliation.
For additional information about my work on jobs, the economy, and small businesses, read more below or contact my office here.
More on Jobs, the Economy, & Small Businesses
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, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) introduced the Addiction Recovery for Rural Communities (ARRC) Act, a bipartisan bill that will help rural communities bolster their efforts to fight the opioid and addiction epidemic. Joining Congresswoman Bustos to lead the legislation in the House are Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), Roger Marshall (KS-01) and Dwight Evans (PA-02) – all fellow members of the House Agriculture Committee. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Luther Strange (R-AL) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) also introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and U.S. Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH), chairmen of the Senate and House Small Business Committees, introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve cybersecurity resources for small businesses. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Cyber Training Act will be a priority in each respective committee. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), John Kennedy (R-LA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representative Dwight Evans (D-PA) are original cosponsors of the bill.
Today, I voted NO on H.R. 10, the Choice Act, legislation that would dramatically weaken and even repeal many key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I want to share with you why after careful consideration I came to this decision.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 25, 2017) –Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) introduced the Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 to provide our small business owners and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to be successful in the 21st century economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2017) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement today after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their updated analysis on the Republican American Health Care Act (AHCA).
On May 4, 2017 under Republican leadership the AHCA passed the House of Representatives. Today, twenty days after this disastrous bill passed the House the CBO has officially released their overview of how many people stand to lose coverage and quality of care under the AHCA.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 23, 2017) – Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement on how President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request is another attempt by the Administration to cut resources that America's Middle Neighborhoods rely on to remain competitive.
"The President talks about putting country first yet his budget does no such thing," Congressman Evans said. "There is a big difference between campaigning and governing. It's time for the Trump Administration to demonstrate they know how to govern. We have yet to see them do so."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) hosted a congressional briefing in D.C. to bring together a group of stakeholders who are working on the city, state and federal level to put policies in place that help strengthen our Middle Neighborhoods.
Middle Neighborhoods are neighborhoods caught between bust and boom. They are neighborhoods where housing is stable enough and homebuyers are willing to test the odds in the hopes that these neighborhoods will tilt towards growth rather than tip towards decline.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement after H.J.Res 66, a Congressional Review Act joint resolution that will undercut state initiatives to establish retirement savings programs for private-sector workers, passed the United States Senate by a vote of (50-49) this week.