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
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 23, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd), will host his third annual National Service Opportunity Fair on Saturday. The unique event is intended to introduce middle and high school students and college freshmen to rewarding careers in American service.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Temple University - Liacouras Hall, 1776 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, 19121. Students will be able to meet representatives from:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Penn.), introduced the Restoring Access Through Identification Act to ensure people who are released from prison would be able to obtain proper state ID cards by requiring the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to cover the costs associated with obtaining identification cards. Covering the cost of obtaining a state-issued ID prior to release helps remove some of the barriers to reintegrating back into the community.
WASHINGTON (Sept. 25, 2019) – Congressmen Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation this week to address a critical shortage of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Evans and Estes serve together on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees much of the U.S. health care system.
WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) is standing up for the greater Philadelphia region, arguing that more than 550 medical residency slots should stay in the region after the closure of Hahnemann Hospital – not be scattered across the country.
WASHINGTON (July 25, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) voted today for a bipartisan budget deal that will help to deliver more federal funding for Philadelphia and domestic programs in general. The agreement will also prevent the massive economic damage of a potential debt-limit default for two years.
WASHINGTON (July 24, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) said the House of Representatives is poised to pass a bill today that would protect the pensions of 1.3 million workers and retirees, including thousands of current and retired Acme workers in the Philadelphia region.
As a member of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Evans co-sponsored and helped to advance the Butch Lewis Act (H.R. 397).
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) voted today to raise the national minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour to $15 by 2024. The Raise the Wage Act would raise pay for 1.475 million Pennsylvania workers, about 25 percent of the state's workforce. About 209,000 African American workers and 176,000 Hispanic workers in Pennsylvania would benefit.
WASHINGTON (July 11, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would protect the pensions of 1.3 million workers and retirees, including thousands of current and retired Acme workers in the Philadelphia region.
As a member of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Evans voted to send the Butch Lewis Act (H.R. 397) to the full House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2019) – In an effort to ensure that Hahnemann continues to keeps it doors open to serve those most in need, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), alongside U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5), is calling on Hahnemann Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children owner Joel Freedman to reverse course on the planned closure.
Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03), who serves as the Vice Chair of the House Small Business Committee, introduced H.R.