Dwight Evans for Congress
Recent News About Dwight Evans for Congress
Dwight Evans: Coalition pledges to keep Chestnut Hill Hospital running
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A coalition led by Temple Health has pledged to keep Chestnut Hill Hospital open as a full-service medical center.
Dwight Evans: 3 area health care systems awaiting approval to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital
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Temple Health, Redeemer Health and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine have joined forces to acquire Chestnut Hill Hospital, and keep it serving Philadelphia and eastern Montgomery County communities.
Dwight Evans: U.S. House Democrats file brief in college affirmative action case
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U.S. House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott of Virginia has filed a brief along with 64 other House Democrats urging the Supreme Court to uphold the role that race plays in college admission policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina.
Dwight Evans: HUFFMAN AND COLLEAGUES CALL ON IRS TO REVIEW CHURCH STATUS FOR POLITICAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
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Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led 38 of their colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig urging the IRS to review the status of the Family Research Council (FRC) as an “association of churches.”
Dwight Evans: Voter Registration Numbers by Congressional District
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As we head into August, we decided to take a look at voter registration numbers for each of the 17 congressional districts in the Commonwealth.
Dwight Evans: Philly surgeon who cares for gun violence victims pushes for laws against assault weapons
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A top surgeon with the Temple University Health System who regularly works with gunshot victims is calling for what she calls more sensible federal gun laws.
Dwight Evans: Progressive and Tri-Caucus Chairs Urge Congressional Leadership to Lower Insulin Prices for the Uninsured
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following news release:More than 75 members of Congress joined the Congressional Progressive, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Pacific American Caucuses to call on congressional leadership to include people without health insurance in any legislation that limits out-of-pocket costs for insulin.In their letter to Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Minority Leader McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D.
Pa. Rep. Evans’ military academy diversity legislation passes U.S. House
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, D-3rd District, has secured House passage of his legislation designed to improve diversity at the nation’s military service academies and his bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a Delaware River basin conservation program.
Evans’ military academy diversity legislation passes House
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, D-3rd District, secured House passage of his legislation designed to improve diversity at the nation’s military service academies and his bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a Delaware River basin conservation program.
Dwight Evans: A ‘Peace Ride’ highlighted Philly’s gun violence, its victims and new resources to address it
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At 10:30 Saturday morning, dozens of survivors, family members, and activists gathered to ride in a motorcade through North Philadelphia to raise awareness around the epidemic of gun violence that has gripped the city over the past two years.
Evans Military-Academy Diversity Legislation Passes House
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) secured House passage this week of his legislation designed to improve diversity at the nation’s military service academies and his bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a Delaware River basin conservation program.
Dwight Evans: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces Youth Voting Rights Act to expand youth access to voting
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On Monday, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) introduced the Youth Voting Rights Act, which would expand youth access to voting.
Dwight Evans: While the nation’s attention is on the latest bipartisan deal on gun safety, there’s another bill that could help
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Jalil Frazier’s text was urgent.
Dwight Evans: Here’s how Pa. politicians reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion decision
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The U.S. Supreme Court — with a conservative majority — on Friday ruled in favor of a Mississippi law directly challenging the landmark Roe v. Wade decision by making most abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Dwight Evans: Pennsylvania reacts to Roe v. Wade reversal
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The reaction in Pennsylvania to the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was swift on both sides Friday.
Dwight Evans: PA and Philly pols react to Roe v. Wade’s demise
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With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 49 years of federally-protected abortion rights are gone.
Dwight Evans: With new federal gun laws in place, Pa. lawmakers push for state ‘red flag’ laws
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Following Saturday’s federal passage of the Bipartisan Safer Community Act, Pennsylvania is one of many states considering adopting so-called ‘red flag’ laws.
Dwight Evans: A $150K grant will fund a virtual marketplace and digital resources for 45 small businesses in Philly
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The digital divide was very clear, said Maura Shenker, the director of the Temple University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Some businesses didn’t even have a website; how could they be expected to pivot to ecommerce when much shopping went remote? Now, between the rising cost of operations from inflation, supply chain challenges and other global factors, it continues to be a challenging time for small biz owners.
Dwight Evans: Bipartisan Members of Congress Call on DHS Secretary to Address Antisemitism Nationwide
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Florida Representative Ted Deutch and U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, Brad Schneider, and Andrew Garbarino led 88 other Democratic and Republican Representatives in sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging additional and urgent action to combat antisemitism and prosecute antisemitic hate crimes.
Letter Urging Support for a PA Red Flag Law
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Letter Urging Support for a PA Red Flag Law
