Press Releases
‘We have to get as much relief for people as we could NOW, and come back for more starting in January’
WASHINGTON (Dec. 22, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) welcomed agreement on a new Covid relief package, something he has been advocating and voting for since May:
Urges FTC, Pa. A.G. not to appeal, let fed. & state lawmakers address health-care costs
WASHINGTON (Dec. 8, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) welcomed a court ruling in favor of the proposed merger of Jefferson Health and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia and the region. Evans continues to voice his strong support for the merger.
‘It’s a jobs bill and a criminal justice reform bill’; Includes his Homegrown Act to help small businesses, people of color share in booming industry
WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) welcomed today’s House passage of a landmark cannabis bill, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) is inviting interested high school students to apply for a congressional nomination for one of the four U.S. military academies that require it for admission. The deadline is Nov. 23, 2020.
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 7, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) issued the following statement:
“I am overjoyed to call Joe Biden and Kamala Harris our president-elect and vice president-elect! America needs their steady, experienced leadership, especially as we deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and the deep recession it has caused.
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 4, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) issued the following statement on the city’s release of police officers’ body-camera footage from last week’s fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 3, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) issued the following statement:
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 30, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) will hold a Virtual Federal Services Fair on upcoming back-to-back Saturdays, Nov. 7 and 14.
Bill would end ‘back-door way to allow racial or national-origin discrimination’
WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) announced the House passed the CROWN Act Monday evening.
Releases ‘Making Housing Matter’ Plan for Immediate Relief and Long Term
WASHINGTON (Sept. 17, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) is pushing to include substantial renter and homeowner aid in a potential congressional Covid-19 relief deal.
Today Evans released his “Making Housing Matter” plan, which would provide both immediate relief and long-term funding.