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
WASHINGTON (June 26, 2019) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) said he is working with other federal, city and state officials to make sure that the workers at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Philadelphia residents are treated fairly in the wake of the refinery fire and the announcement of the facility's closure.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, today introduced legislation to reduce taxes for working families by expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) will hold a free Federal Services and Jobs Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at the Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19147.
Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) today voted to advance two bills that would help many workers: the SECURE Act, a bill to bring retirement security to more small business employees, and the BRIDGE for Workers Act, a bill to help unemployed people get re-employment services.
Evans serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees taxes, trade, Social Security and Medicare. The committee voted out both bills today.
Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) today chaired a House hearing on retirement security for employees of small businesses, which is vital for those 99.6 percent of Pennsylvania employers to compete for and retain quality workers. Evans also took part in today's hearing on the 2017 tax law and how it left many Americans behind.
Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) announced he will vote today for a bipartisan spending bill that would prevent another government shutdown if President Trump signs it into law.
"I met with many federal employees from Philadelphia and the region who were forced to work without pay or were furloughed without pay for 35 days during the recent shutdown. That was unfair to them and the people they serve. I am against a new shutdown. The people deserve a functioning government, and the workers deserve to get paid for their work!" Evans said.
Dear President Trump and Secretary Purdue:
President Donald J. Trump has signed into law legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Risch (R-ID), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) aimed at helping small businesses safeguard their intellectual property with expanded education on obtaining and protecting patents. The Small Business Innovation Protection Act will build upon existing outreach programs run by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S.
Today, in celebration of National Small Business Week Congressman Dwight Evans (Philadelphia and Montgomery County), Ranking Member on the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access; Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY- 7), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee; and women small business owners and entrepreneurs joined together at The Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia for a vibrant roundtable discussion about the ways our small businesses' can increase access to capital and credit.
Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (Philadelphia and Montgomery County) participated in the House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill 2018 Markup and forcefully urged the GOP majority to end their assault on the poor, elderly, veterans, and children and protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP.