Press Releases
Washington, D.C. -- This week Congressman Dwight Evans was the keynote speaker at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's Congressional Dinner during the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's National Legislative Conference in D.C.
The House Agriculture Committee, which Congressman Evans serves on, is continuing its work to reauthorize the Farm Bill in advance of its expiration next fall.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans released the following statement today as a response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have lied to the American people under oath about his involvement with the Russian government during the 2016 Presidential Election during his confirmation hearings:
Washington, D.C. -- In reflecting on the President's joint address I think back to a question he asked at the beginning of his speech, when he said what kind of country will we leave for our children?
I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you some of my key values that are at the core of the America I believe in:
I believe in an America that does not discriminate against or judge those who are different, but one that supports the values and progress of all people regardless of their race, religion, gender, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.
Washington, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-02) joined House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velazquez, House Leader Nancy Pelosi and members of the Small Business Committee to speak with leaders from the small business industry during a roundtable discussion. During the discussion, the small business community leaders discussed their concerns and spoke with Members on behalf of their entities.
Washington, D.C.-- Over the weekend, cowardly human beings vandalized the Mount Carmel Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Northeast Philadelphia just a week after a similar act of vandalism in St. Louis, Missouri.
Today, just days after this act of hatred and Anti-Semitism in our city, a bomb threat was reported at the Perelman Jewish Day School (Stern Center) and the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-02) released this statement following the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn:
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Yesterday, Congressman Dwight Evans and Congressman Donald McEachin introduced the Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017, HR 922, in the 115th Congress.
HR 922 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow rehabilitation expenditures for a qualified public educational facility (defined as a school facility which is part of a public elementary or secondary school and is owned by a private, for-profit corporation pursuant to a public-private agreement) to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) spoke at the U.S. House of Representatives Forum on the Executive Order/Muslim and Refugee Ban. Here is his following statement:
-1/28/2017, 1/28/2017- Went to the airport this weekend to speak directly to those impacted by the Executive Order
-1/28/2017- Issued a joint press release with Rep. Brady and Rep. Boyle decrying through the Philadelphia airport
-1/30/2017- Original Cosponsor of the "Statue of Liberty Values Act" (introduced by Rep. Zoe Lorfgren) ending President Trump's outrageous and dangerous executive order