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When it looked like the Republican health-care bill would come to a vote, freshman Rep. Dwight Evans said at a town-hall meeting Sunday in Philadelphia, he was ready to vote against it. The Trump administration's proposed budget? Terrible for America's cities, said Evans. And when it was revealed that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had met with Russia's ambassador before the election and hadn't disclosed that fact at his Senate confirmation hearing, Evans called for the attorney general to resign.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans, Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), and Congressman Rod Blum (R-IA) recently joined together to introduce H.R. 1702, the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Improvement Act of 2017.
When the Congressional Black Caucus Executive Committee met with President Donald Trump at the White House this week, they discussed a number of key issues affecting the African-American community. Congressman Dwight Evans, who represents Pennsylvania's 2nd District, which includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, said the topics included ones that impact one of his own priority agenda items — middle neighborhoods.
A recent meet-and-great with Lower Merion's new congressman turned into discussions primarily dealing with issues surrounding immigration, healthcare and newly elected President Donald Trump. About 150 people packed into the Merion Tribute House March 13, hours before a snowstorm hit, to meet with Dwight Evans (D-PA2). Evans won the seat in Congress in November after having been a member of the Pennsylvania State House since 1981.
Congressman Dwight Evans Op-Ed:
Last week marked the seven-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. A law that many argue is one of the crowning achievements of President Barack Obama's legacy.
For the last seven years, Republicans in the House and Senate have talked about their plan to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, "ObamaCare", and replace it with a law that cuts costs and covers more Americans.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans will host his first Town Hall, in his series of Town Hall and community meetings throughout the Second Congressional District on Sunday, April 2.
Congressman Dwight Evans is inviting all residents in Pennsylvania's Second Congressional District to join him for a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, April 2 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Drexel University. The meeting will take place in the Bossone Research Center's Mitchell Auditorium located at 3140 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Dwight Evans released the following statement after House Republicans, under the leadership of Speaker Ryan and President Trump, pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from the House floor.
House Republicans have officially pulled their flawed health care bill from the house floor, because even though they control Congress and the White House, they simply do not have the votes to pass the bill in the House. It became clear that after seven years of working hard to undermine the Affordable Care Act, they did not have a replacement, only excuses
Washington, D.C -- Today, members of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with President Trump at the White House to discuss the key issues plaguing the African American community.
Ever heard the term middle neighborhoods? If you haven't, you have likely visited, lived in or driven through one more recently than you think.
In reading through the new budget proposal I am reminded of a question President Trump asked this summer when he was speaking to the African American community at a rally in Philadelphia. The President asked the question: "What do you have to lose?"
This is what we have to lose: