Press Releases
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) announced he has secured more than $13.3 million in federal funding for 15 Philadelphia community projects. The funding is provided in an appropriations bill that has passed the House of Representatives and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden.
WASHINGTON (March 6, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is hosting Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker as his guest for this year’s State of the Union address.
“I’m pleased to welcome our first female mayor, my friend of many years, as my guest for the State of the Union address. This is a chance to spotlight the fresh start and positive change she is bringing to Philadelphia,” CongressmanEvans said.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 29, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) issued this statement today:
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is co-leading a $360 million anti-crime and victim aid bill that has picked up bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) praised House passage of a bipartisan bill that would partially restore the expanded Child Tax Credit that lifted millions of American children out of poverty.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 25, 2024) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) recently voted to advance a bipartisan deal that would partially restore the expanded Child Tax Credit that lifted millions of American children out of poverty.
As a member of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Evans voted to send the package to the full House of Representatives, where it could receive a vote as soon as next week.
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 8, 2024) – U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-3) is leading a bipartisan effort to keep about 5,000 IRS employees at the IRS Headquarters Service Center in West Philadelphia, next to a major regional transportation hub.
WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2023) – Members of Congress are introducing a resolution in the House and Senate designating November as National Family Caregivers Month to honor the work of the 53 million Americans who provide unpaid, essential family care each year.
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 25, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) will hold a Philadelphia Service Academy Day from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Community College of Philadelphia, Winnet Student Life Building, 502 N. 17th St., Philadelphia, 19130.
Media coverage is invited.
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 6, 2023) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) held an event recently at Jefferson Einstein Hospital to spotlight the $35-per-month cost cap for insulin for Medicare beneficiaries that took effect recently as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act – some eligible patients still aren’t aware of the change.