Congressman Dwight Evans

Representing the 3rd Congressional District in PA. Making Ideas Matter since 1980.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Tomorrow marks one year of millions of Americans losing access to their health care and food assistance just so Trump and congressional Republicans could give another tax cut to billionaires.

While the GOP celebrates, House Democrats are fighting to restore this critical funding and undo these tax breaks

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

This year, your holiday celebrations are more expensive thanks to President Trump’s tariff-taxes and illegal war of choice.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Happy Birthday to the late, great Justice Thurgood Marshall!

As we near our country’s 250th birthday, I’m reminded of what Justice Marshall once said: “This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.”

He was a brilliant legal mind and fierce defender of equality and freedom; today especially we need more civil servants and justices to follow in his footsteps.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

In the past year, Trump and his family got $2,000,000,000 richer.

Meanwhile, a majority of Americans are struggling to afford their health care.

Congressional Democrats want to restore health care funding and undo Republican tax breaks for the wealthiest.

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[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

#Philly: An extreme heat warning is in effect!

Stay hydrated, stay indoors as much as possible, and make sure you have a plan to stay safe in this high heat.

For cooling center locations and more information, visit:

[Philadelphia OEM @PhilaOEM]

City of Philadelphia Heat Health Emergency now in effect. City resources are available to help reduce heat risks. Find hours for over 50 Cooling Centers. Locate the 150 plus pools, spraygounds, and rec centers. Contact the Heatline to speak about extreme heat health concerns.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

These are the consequences of the Trump-GOP health care plan.

To fund a tax cut for the wealthiest, they slashed Medicaid funding. They refused to extend critical ACA tax credits.

And now over 8 MILLION Americans lost their health care coverage and can’t afford to go to the doctor.

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[Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) @TheBlackCaucus]

As #Pride Month comes to a close, we celebrate the courage, resilience, and joy of LGBTQ+ people—especially Black queer people, whose leadership, creativity, and advocacy have helped move our communities and our country forward. 

While we honor the progress we've made, we remain committed to a future where everyone can live authentically, safely, and with dignity, without fear for themselves, their families, or their ability to live freely.

Happy Pride this month, and every month.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Trump's priorities:

Voter suppression > affordable housing

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Q: What are your plans for the housing bill?

Trump: I don't knowww... I think it's so unimportant by compared to the SAVE America Act

[Congressional Equality Caucus @EqualityCaucus]

Today's ruling by the Supreme Court is devastating for so many young people who just want to play with their friends at school but who, simply because of who they are, have become pawns in political games.

Read CEC Chair @RepMarkTakano's full statement on the decision here:

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Even this GOP-stacked Supreme Court stuck to the plain, clear language of our Constitution on birthright citizenship, ignoring the wishes of a wannabe-king.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

This court just allowed the wealthiest and biggest corporations to funnel even more money into our elections.

Money is money- not speech. It is far past time we pass a constitutional amendment to wipe away the egregious Citizens United ruling that laid the foundation for this decision.

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[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Voting by mail is safe, secure, and used by millions of Americans (including Donald Trump). This common-sense decision is a win for voting rights!

As Trump and many congressional Republicans continue to try and rig our elections, this fight to protect the right to vote is far from over.
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[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Speaker Johnson clearly does not understand the value of Social Security and Medicare.

These programs are not “entitlements” that need to be “fixed;” they are EARNED benefits that need to be strengthened and protected!

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Excited to stop by the newly unveiled statue of Joe Frazier with his daughter Jacquelyn at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art!

He was a boxing legend and iconic Philadelphian, and I’m happy to see this statue find a permanent home!

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Deeply disturbing for this court to hand a president this kind of unprecedented power as our nation nears its 250th anniversary of saying #NoKings.

I can't wait to see what rationales this partisan Supreme Court invents to deny this same power to the next Democratic president.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission are unconstitutional and overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.

The decision from the high court expands the president's power over certain independent boards and commissions, which Congress had insulated from political pressure by saying their members could only be removed by the president for cause. https://t.co/OHavPYB7nz

[Rep. Ted Lieu @RepTedLieu]

It’s not enough to give them pardons, trump wants to give Jan. 6th rioters taxpayer dollars.

[Ryan Nobles @ryanobles]

I ask this question pretty frequently.. I’ve yet to get a straight answer.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Learn more here: https://t.co/ykxMiQUkla

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

I’m proud to cosponsor this key legislation from @PattyMurray, @BobbyScott, and @rosadelauro.

As our country faces a cost-of-living crisis and many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, we must protect workers’ wages!

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

The biggest form of theft in America?

Corporate wage theft.

Workers are robbed of an estimated $50 BILLION EVERY YEAR! And Trump's answer has been to give the green light for employers to steal from workers—so I've got a bill to make sure workers get the pay they've earned.

[Congressman Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans]

Over 770,000 kids are now at risk of going hungry because President Trump and congressional Republicans wanted to give another tax cut to billionaires.

That's not fighting "fraud and abuse," it's just cruelty.

[ProPublica @propublica]

Children weren’t the target of federal food program changes, but they’re increasingly “collateral damage,” one expert said.

The drop in the number of children receiving SNAP benefits is a “public health crisis” in the making, said another expert.
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