Dwight Evans for Congress
Recent News About Dwight Evans for Congress
Evans Welcomes Funding Deal’s Gains for Philly, Urges Senate to Pass It
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) welcomed a bipartisan federal funding agreement that includes benefits for Philadelphia, and he’s urging the Senate to pass it after expected House passage today.
Letter: Reps. Evans & Boyle: IRS Can't Fill Jobs? Philly Wants Them!
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Letter: Reps. Evans & Boyle: IRS Can't Fill Jobs? Philly Wants Them!
Evans Votes for $42 Billion in New Relief for Restaurants, Plus $13 Billion for Other Hard-Hit Businesses
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) today voted for $42 billion in new federal relief for restaurants and $13 billion for other hard-hit businesses.
Evans Accepting Community Project Funding Applications
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is accepting Community Project Funding applications for the 3rd Congressional District for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Dwight Evans: Senator Nikil Saval has a bill to pay for home repairs across PA
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On Monday, March 21, PA State Senator Nikil Saval launched his campaign for Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Act (Senate Bill 1135), a bipartisan legislation that would establish a one-stop shop for home repairs and weatherization while creating new jobs.
Dwight Evans: Mann Center Has Plans for Up to $70M, 3-Phase Update to Fairmount Park Campus
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Democratic U.S. Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-3rd District) and Cahill on Wednesday morning announced $1 million in federal funding to be allocated to the cultural nonprofit to help it advance the renovations.
Dwight Evans: Mann Center eyes up to $70M, three-phase campus update
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The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is beginning the next three stages of its master plan for campus improvements, which CEO Catherine Cahill projects could easily amount to $70 million and include facets like a second permanent Skyline Stage and a new food and beverage pavilion complete with a wine bar.
Dwight Evans: Dems, Republicans team up for bipartisan home improvement bill
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The bipartisan home improvement bill, the Whole-Home Repairs Act, isn’t just for show.
Dwight Evans: PA Candidates Weigh In On Ketanji Brown Jackson
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It might be the most important day of hearings of all for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as she takes questions from senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Dwight Evans: PAC hosts elected officials, candidates
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Emgage PAC Pennsylvania hosted a meet and greet Saturday connecting community members with elected officials and candidates running for public office.
Dwight Evans: Hidey-ho neighbor: GOP backs Dems’ home improvement bill in bipartisan effort to fight blight
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This bipartisan home improvement bill, the Whole-Home Repairs Act, isn’t just for show.
Dwight Evans: Veterans Affairs recommends closing Philadelphia and Coatesville hospitals
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Local members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation are vowing to push back against a Department of Veterans Affairs plan that includes recommendations for the closure of the VA medical centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville.
Dwight Evans: Senator Nikil Saval and Advocates Call for Passage of Whole-Home Repairs Act
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Today, standing with residents, community leaders, housing and energy advocates, disability rights activists, and federal, state, and municipal elected officials, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) launched his campaign for Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Act (Senate Bill 1135), a groundbreaking bipartisan bill that establishes a one-stop shop for home repairs and weatherization while creating new, family-sustaining jobs in a growing field.
Dwight Evans: SEPTA receives $9.8 million grant for construction of two bus facilities in South Philly
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A $9.8 million grant was awarded to SEPTA from President Biden’s bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the design and creation of two end-of-route bus facilities in South Philadelphia.
Dwight Evans: SEPTA building 2 local bus centers
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Two new SEPTA bus centers are coming to South Philly.
Dwight Evans: Democrats urge DOJ to address ‘insider threats’ from candidates who deny 2020 results
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More than a dozen House Democrats are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to address “insider threats to election systems,” which they say are posed by candidates who are running to fill local election positions motivated by former President Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election.
Evans Opposes Cutbacks or Closing of Philly VA Medical Center
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) today said he opposes a closing of or cutbacks at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, as apparently proposed in a new plan from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Evans, Scanlon Announce $9.8 Million Federal Grant for 2 New SEPTA Bus Centers in South Philly
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5th) today announced a $9.8 million federal grant for SEPTA to design and construct two dedicated end-of-route bus layover facilities at two locations in South Philadelphia.
Bipartisan Bill Would Renew Delaware River Basin Restoration
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A bipartisan group of four members of Congress, led by Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA), is introducing a bill that would continue the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program, which benefits four states – Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York.
Dwight Evans: How Pa. pols reacted to President Joe Biden’s debut State of the Union speech
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President Joe Biden offered a wide-ranging State of the Union address on Tuesday night, talking tough on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and calling for congressional authorization of his Build Back Better plan. Here’s how members of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation reacted to the speech.
