Dwight Evans for Congress
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Rep. Dwight Evans: Attacks on our democracy didn’t end Jan. 6. We must protect the vote | Opinion
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Jan. 6, 2021, was a terrible day for our democracy.
Dwight Evans: New Jersey pastor among faith leaders on hunger strike for voting rights
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In this Sunday’s sermon at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, New Jersey, Pastor Willie Francois was energized by the word.
Dwight Evans: U.S. Congressmen Call for Investigation of Dominican Republic’s Sugar Sector
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According to a letter released Thursday, fifteen U.S. congressmen have called on President Joe Biden’s administration to investigate allegations of “forced labor” in the Dominican Republic’s sugarcane production for U.S. consumption.
Dwight Evans: Buttigieg touts $1.6B from infrastructure bill to fix PA’s bridges
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Standing in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Bridge in Philadelphia Friday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg highlighted the bridge funding the city and commonwealth will receive as part of the federal infrastructure bill.
Dwight Evans: US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Discusses New $26.5 Billion Bridge Formula Program In Philadelphia
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will speak in Philadelphia to announce a new, $26.5 billion Bridge Formula Program. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney will join Secretary Buttigieg at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge.
Dwight Evans: Philly’s Hill-Freedman World Academy student-musicians release fifth album, ‘Love & Healing’
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On Friday, Jan. 14, student-artists from Philly’s Hill-Freedman World Academy (HFWA) released their fifth album through the school’s own record label, Hill-Freedman Records.
Evans Seeking ‘Wounded Warrior’ Veteran for Job in Philly Office
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is seeking a medically retired veteran for a 2-year paid fellowship in his Philadelphia office.
Dwight Evans: New infrastructure law can Build Back Better for Philly communities divided by highways
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Philadelphia’s neighborhoods could finally be reconnected, thanks to President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion Infrastructure and Jobs Act.
Evans, Pa. Democratic Colleagues Urge Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) today joined with his Democratic colleagues in Pennsylvania’s U.S. House delegation in calling on President Biden to extend the student loan payment moratorium, which was implemented due to the continued impact of the pandemic.
Evans Stands By Vote for House Build Back Better Bill, Keeps Hope Alive for More Progress for the People
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) said he still has hope for passage of some form of the Build Back Better Act, despite headlines summarizing Senator Joe Manchin’s comments earlier today.
Dwight Evans: ‘A generational investment’: Pa’s Congressional Dems tout infrastructure bill’s benefits back home
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A new rail line connecting Scranton to New York City. Repairs to the bustling Route 22 in the Lehigh Valley.
Dwight Evans: U.S. House Democrats to introduce censure of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar over violent video
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Nearly 30 Democratic U.S. House members plan to introduce a resolution censuring their Arizona Republican colleague Rep. Paul Gosar for social media posts that depicted him killing New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Dwight Evans: Democratic Lawmakers Tout Passage Of Infrastructure Bill
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Delaware Valley U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Montgomery) called the newly-passed infrastructure bill “an economic engine” during a Democratic Zoom press conference touting the legislation.
Dwight Evans: How Philadelphia region will benefit from Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill
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President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn, declaring that the new infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is going to make life “change for the better” for the American people.
Dwight Evans: Ensure inclusion in infrastructure jobs in Philadelphia
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The massive infrastructure $1 trillion package passed by Congress means Pennsylvania is slated to receive billions in funding.
Dwight Evans: Mother Calls Daughter A Hero After She Intervened In Racially Motivated SEPTA Assault
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We’re hearing exclusively from the mother of a teenager being called a hero. She was injured in an attack on Asian students aboard a SEPTA train that was caught on camera.
Dwight Evans: After SEPTA assault, Central High School students and the victim’s family say they’re traumatized
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The beating of a teenager on a subway in Philadelphia this week has reignited fears in the city’s Asian communities about racially motivated violence, and it’s left some students worried for their safety commuting to and from school.
Dwight Evans: Officials look at how infrastructure law will benefit African Americans
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Whether it is expanding child care, making sure that children have access to clean water or investing in broadband and public transportation, most everything in the $1 trillion infrastructure law will benefit African-American communities, according to some federal lawmakers.
Dwight Evans: Lower costs, more jobs: Why Dems say Build Back Better is a ‘big win’ for Pennsylvania
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The backbone of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, known as the Build Back Better plan, passed the U.S. House on Friday morning and heads to the Senate where the $1.9 trillion social spending bill is expected to trimmed.
Dwight Evans: Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation addresses ‘tangled titles’
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The vast majority of the more than 10,000 homes with “tangled titles” are concentrated in North, West and Southwest Philadelphia, in neighborhoods where mostly African American and Latino people live, said city Register of Wills Tracey L. Gordon.
