Originally published on June 7, 2019 U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D- 3rd Dist.) held a news conference on May 29 at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia to release a report on the prices of diabetes drugs for seniors and the uninsured in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District. The report finds that the prices of diabetes medications — […]

  America, we have a problem. Our country is home to more guns than people. And yet there are some who think more guns — and making unrestricted access to guns even easier — is the solution to the growing epidemic of gun violence that has plagued our communities for far too long.     […]

Originally published in The Philadelphia Tribune on June 5, 2019 By Nathanial Lee The violence in Philadelphia continues, and so do the efforts of its communities to stop it. On Saturday, residents of diverse neighborhoods gathered at 41st Street and Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia to challenge the community to get involved and to stop […]

Originally published by The New York Times on May 30, 2019 By Sharyl Gay Stolberg Representative Dwight Evans, Democrat of Pennsylvania, meeting with constituents in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Mr. Evans has called for President Trump to be impeached. Bryan Anselm for The New York Times PHILADELPHIA — Moments after the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller […]

Originally published by the Philadelphia Inquirer on May 29, 2019 By David Gambacorta Austin Eubanks’ voice held steady as he recalled his memories of a spring morning long ago, and the moment an innocuous visit to his high school library became something different — a scene in a national tragedy that he would replay for […]

Originally published by Count On News 2 on May 16, 2019 By Heather Olinger WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Cunningham introduced the CLAY Act, Creating Lower Cost Alternatives for Your Prescription Drugs Act. The bill which would lower the cost of prescription drugs for beneficiaries who receive the low-income subsidy (LIS) in Medicare Part D. […]

Originally published by The Washington Times on May 13, 2019 Baily Vogt Rep. Dwight Evans said Monday House Democrats want to “resolve” their congressional investigations of President Trump and blasted the administration for blocking their ability to conduct oversight. “We want to resolve this and get it done,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said on CNN’s “Newsroom.” […]

Originally published by Newsweek on May 5, 2019 By Asher Stockler A chorus of Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee is now calling for an investigation into the National Rifle Association’s tax-exempt status after an explosive report from The New Yorker detailed alleged financial improprieties at the gun rights organization. On Thursday, Congressman Brad Schneider, […]

Originally published on The Morning Call on May 9, 2019 From a meeting of the Americas Solidarity Group of LEPOCO (the Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern), we want to share our deep concern about developments in Venezuela — especially our country’s role in these developments. We support the 69 members of Congress who have co-sponsored HR-1004 […]

Originally published by WRAL.com on May 8, 2019 By Katie Sullivan CNN — More than 20 Democratic lawmakers have recently asked a federal appeals court to invalidate President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio, who was sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, was found in contempt of court in 2017 because he continued […]