Press Releases

The horror and tragedy that shook Las Vegas this morning should be an unthinkable event in our country. Sadly we know all too well that our nation has lost too many loved ones at the hands of gun violence. Our prayers are with the families and friends of the 59 people who were tragically killed and over 500 injured. This is a truly horrific and devastating event that will require us to come together as a nation to fully heal and grasp what has happened and why this has happened.

Rep. Dwight Evans and Rep. Smucker, along with, today introduced the Strengthening Our Pediatric Workforce Act– bipartisan legislation that will help address America's growing pediatric physician shortage by creating a new grant program for children's teaching hospitals to make additional residency positions available for pediatric specialists.

Philadelphia-Mayor Jim Kenney, City and State leaders as well as stakeholders denounced the latest Health care proposal by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-La) today. The Graham-Cassidy legislation would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and make significant changes to the Medicaid program by replacing funding for the ACA's Medicaid expansion and individual insurance market subsidies with a block grant program funded through 2026.

This week in celebration of National Historically Black College and University (HBCU) week Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) visited Cheyney University to speak with students about the future of their school and the importance of HBCUs in our Commonwealth and nationwide.

Established in 1837, this year Cheyney University is celebrating its 180^th anniversary. Located just outside of Pennsylvania's Second Congressional District, Cheyney is the oldest HBCU in the country.

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 Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) is delighted to announce that the 2^nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania will be participating in the 2017 Congressional App Challenge.

The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is a competition aimed at encouraging high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The App Challenge is intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education.

Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its plans to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.