Dwight Evans for Congress
Recent News About Dwight Evans for Congress
Dwight Evans: Many Philly schools are crumbling. Help needs to come from Washington, leaders say.
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Many Philadelphia schools urgently need repairs, and local funds alone can’t pay for the billions of dollars needed to bring buildings up to 21st-century standards. Help must come from Washington, officials said Friday.
Dwight Evans: Amid debate over Biden’s spending plan, leaders highlight potential boon for Philly schools
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School advocates are fighting for a voice in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act.
Dwight Evans: Bipartisan Lawmakers in U.S. House Introduce Choose Home Care Act of 2021
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The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) today commended the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dwight Evans: Dean, others call on Biden to end ICE contract with Berks
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A member of Berks County’s congressional delegation and some of her colleagues are echoing repeated calls for the federal government to end its practice of detaining undocumented immigrants in Berks County.
Dwight Evans: School repair should remain in federal bill, Philly officials urge
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Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite and U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans advocated Friday for school-repair initiatives to remain in a federal bill that would provide funding for the district to restore older buildings.
Dwight Evans: PA Congress members join Shut Down Berks in letter demanding end to ICE contract at detention centerPA Congress members join Shut Down Berks in letter demanding end to ICE contract at detention center
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On Friday, Oct. 1, a group of Pennsylvania Congress members sent a letter to President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging them to immediately terminate the ICE contract held with the Berks County Residential Center.
Dwight Evans: The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium’s new primary care clinic will open next week
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Over the last 18 months, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium rose to health-care stardom as a go-to provider for coronavirus testing and vaccine distribution in Philadelphia’s hardest-hit neighborhoods.
Dwight Evans: Casey, Toomey should step up for local journalism
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Because we believe that transparency breeds accountability, we frequently use this space to challenge those in power to communicate honestly and directly with the citizens who pay their salaries.
Dwight Evans: New chance for old idea: Senators push historic tax credits to renovate schools
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Paul Goldman remembers the first time he spoke to Tim Kaine about a way to rehabilitate Virginia’s old school buildings with private money by expanding the use of federal and state historic tax credits.
Dwight Evans: Businesses to Congress: Pass the ‘Build Back Better’ Plan
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Congress is expected to vote on the Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda, which includes creating clean energy jobs to tackle the climate crisis.
Dwight Evans: Let’s stop focusing on disaster cleanup
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This summer, two separate century-old water mains ruptured in Philadelphia, sending thousands of gallons of water into streets and homes, and creating massive sinkholes and property damage.
Dwight Evans: Conor Lamb, other Pa. reps look to resurrect a Depression-era program as nation grapples with climate disasters
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A Depression-era environmental work relief program may make a revival after a nearly 80-year hiatus.
Dwight Evans: Congressional Democrats can do better than expand the child tax credit through 2025
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Beginning July 15, families across Philadelphia started receiving up to $300 per child in monthly payments thanks to the newly expanded child tax credit.
Dwight Evans: Petition for Monthly $2,000 Nears 2.9 Million Supporters
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A petition for monthly stimulus checks of $2,000 has drawn nearly 2.9 million supporters, as the highly virulent Delta variant continues to drive up COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations across the U.S. But while online petitions for cash payments continue to gain traction, that support isn’t translating to pressure on members of Congress.
Dwight Evans: Rail service within reach amid spending push
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State officials are talking up the prospect of new passenger train lines and expanded service across the state, citing billions of dollars in expected economic benefits.
Dwight Evans: Doyle stumps for affordable housing bill; urges Senate to match $300 billion-plus price tag
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The U.S. Congressman who represents Pittsburgh — a city that’s lost half of its low-cost rental units in the last two decades — is calling on the Senate to match the hundreds of billions of dollars for affordable housing that’s included in the House’s budget reconciliation bill.
Evans, Williams introduce $1 billion Environmental Justice Tax Credit
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n advance of a House Ways and Means Committee markup on the budget reconciliation package, U.S. Representatives Dwight Evans (D-3rd Dist.) and Nikema Williams (D- Ga.) are introducing a $1 billion tax credit bill that would advance environmental justice using tax credits for research and other academic programs.
Doyle, Evans, advocates outline major gains for affordable housing in House Build Back Better bill, urge Senate to match it
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Congressmen Mike Doyle (PA-18) and Dwight Evans (PA-3) joined with housing advocates today to outline major gains for affordable housing in the “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill that’s pending in the House of Representatives, and called on the Senate to match that funding.
Dwight Evans: As nation grapples with climate disasters, Pa. reps look to resurrect a Depression-era program
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A Depression-era environmental work relief program may make a revival after a nearly 80-year hiatus.
Dwight Evans: House Democrats push for a solar Production Tax Credit in budget package
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In advance of a House Ways and Means markup on the budget reconciliation package, Representatives Tom Suozzi, Earl Blumenauer, Ron Kind, Steven Horsford, Dwight Evans, Dan Kildee, Jimmy Panetta, Don Beyer and Nanette Barragan introduced legislation that would allow solar companies to qualify for a full value Production Tax Credit (PTC), which is currently only available for wind and geothermal energy. As members of the chief tax-writing committee, the elected officials are pushing for it be included in the budget reconciliation package.
