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  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 3:38 PM

information on what just passed

Dwight Evans for Congress We did it, John. House Democrats recently passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act -- the fourth piece of emergency legislation and most comprehensive to date -- which includes: Additional funding for testing and medical supplie…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Hey John -- here's a quick update on the GROCER Act for you

Dwight Evans for Congress BREAKING: Reps. Thompson and Evans introduce bill to extend tax relief to food supply-chain workersDo you support our efforts to lift up food industry workers during this difficult time? Yes No Unsure John, Right now, essential workers are harvesting crops, st…
  Dwight (personal) · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 2:14 PM

making sure you saw this

John -- Did you see this survey from my team earlier this week? I want to make sure you have the opportunity to respond. See below, and let me know what you think, John. Thanks, DwightSent from my iPhone ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: DwightEvans.com Date: Tue, May 5, 2020 Subject:…
  DwightEvans.com · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 8:06 PM

It's not enough to just say thank you

Dwight Evans for Congress Do you agree, John? Yes No Unsure   Paid for by Dwight Evans for Congress Contributions or gifts to Dwight Evans for Congress are not tax deductible. This email was sent to: [email protected] If that is not your preferred email address, you can updat…
  DwightEvans.com · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 2:51 PM

This is what leadership looks like.

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  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
April 29, 2020 at 6:43 PM

We have to do something about this, John

Dwight Evans for Congress John -- No matter how much Trump abuses his power, Republicans continue to turn a blind eye. We need accountability, and we need it before any more damage is done. Promoting deadly pseudoscience and inciting violent protests is not acceptable behavior for any public se…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
April 27, 2020 at 7:05 PM

This is frightening.

Dwight Evans for Congress John, It's frightening to watch the president advising the American people to inject bleach into their bodies or expose themselves to dangerous UV rays. But also not in the least bit out of character for a president who consistently scoffs at science and ignores the ad…
  DwightEvans.com · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Secure your voting rights ✊🏾

Dwight Evans for Congress       Paid for by Dwight Evans for Congress Contributions or gifts to Dwight Evans for Congress are not tax deductible. This email was sent to: [email protected] If that is not your preferred email address, you can update your i…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
April 20, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Easier to get a gun than an COVID-19 test?

Dwight Evans for Congress TELL TRUMP: It shouldn't be easier to get a gun than a COVID-19 test. John, Americans are buying guns in record numbers. In fact, the FBI processed over 3.7 million firearm background checks in March alone, the highest number we've seen in more than 20 years. Unfort…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 3:19 PM

Legislative Update: what Dwight is doing to address COVID-19

Dwight Evans for Congress John, Hour by hour, we are bombarded with COVID-19 public health and emergency response effort updates. This rapidly shifting environment can be overwhelming, so we wanted to take a minute and give you a quick rundown of Congress' efforts to address this crisis so far.…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Act now to keep America fed >>

Dwight Evans for Congress John, As our nation moves to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we need to make sure our most vulnerable friends and neighbors have access to the affordable, life-sustaining food they need right now. House Democrats have already helped expand and increase funding for our …
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
April 7, 2020 at 10:53 PM

John, I need your help to stand up for our country's frontline medical professionals today.

Dwight Evans for Congress In honor of World Health Day, join us in standing up for our country's health care workers.We must demand the Defense Production Act is carried out to ensure our frontline medical professionals have the protective equipment they need. SIGN THE PETITION John…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
April 3, 2020 at 2:50 PM

a quick word

Dwight Evans for Congress John, As our nation continues to confront unprecedented uncertainty, I am honored that so many of you dug deep and chipped in to our 2020 Digital GOTV Fund last month. Our efforts to protect voting rights in the face of COVID-19 will not be easy. But thanks to grassroo…
  Voting Rights Update · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 1:03 PM

re: impact on the 2020 primary and general elections

Dwight Evans for Congress BREAKING: Pennsylvania postpones primary due to coronavirus. Support our refocused Digital GOTV Fund today >> John, Things are shifting quickly on the ground, and we want to make sure you're kept in the loop. In the face of COVID-19, bipartisan efforts…
  Dwight (personal) · [email protected]
March 30, 2020 at 3:52 PM

Real quick, John

Dwight Evans for Congress Hey John -- Just last week, Congress passed a historic economic relief package that puts the people of our nation first. John, all of this wouldn't be possible without you making your voice heard for public servants who fight to prioritize people. So I wanted to take a…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
March 28, 2020 at 1:02 PM

What this means for your voting rights

Dwight Evans for Congress John, Due to the current challenges across the globe, states across the country -- including Pennsylvania -- are being forced to change their voting process so folks can safely make their voices heard at the ballot box this year. Dwight has been laser-focused working o…
  DwightEvans.com · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 2:51 PM

A time for action, a time for appreciation, and a time to ask for help

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  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 9:05 PM

re: the Philadelphia COVID-19 Fund

Dwight Evans for Congress John, I'm a North Philadelphia native, and have spent my entire life working to uplift my community and improve the lives of working families one block at a time. And right now, the community I love dearly needs us more than ever. This pandemic will be one of the most …
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 1:02 PM

resources & how you can help

Dwight Evans for Congress John, These are incredibly trying times. Although this pandemic is unlike anything else we've experienced in our lifetimes, I am confident that we will be able to come together and figure it out. If there is one thing I know about the American people, it's that we are …
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 3:18 PM

Dwight's latest coronavirus legislation

Dwight Evans for Congress BREAKING: "House passes coronavirus economic relief package with Trump’s support" SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER John -- It's critical we support working families and small businesses as the economic impact of the coronavirus is already being felt…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 10:04 PM

UPDATE: Coronavirus and what you can do to help

Dwight Evans for Congress John, I am reaching out to make sure you have the best available information to protect and care for yourself and your loved ones as we learn more about the coronavirus pandemic. House Democrats have already passed an $8.3 billion funding bill to slow the spread of COV…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Voting laws update:

Dwight Evans for Congress John, When we vote, we win -- and Pennsylvania has passed new laws that will give people more time to register to vote, make voting more accessible with a new no-excuse mail-in ballot option, and more. Make no mistake -- Pennsylvania will again be a battleground state.…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 1:02 PM

re: Bloody Sunday

Dwight Evans for Congress John, Fifty-five years ago, brave African American men and women marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to demand the right to vote. But this peaceful protest was violently interrupted by local police who attacked the unarmed marchers, deploying tear gas and beating…
  Evans Legislative Update · [email protected]
March 4, 2020 at 10:03 PM

over a year ago

Dwight Evans for Congress       Paid for by Dwight Evans for Congress Contributions or gifts to Dwight Evans for Congress are not tax deductible. This email was sent to: [email protected] If that is not your preferred email address, you can update your information here. W…
  2020 Finance Update · [email protected]
February 29, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Update for [email protected]

Dwight Evans for CongressTrump's abuses of power know no bounds -- and it's only getting worse after he successfully rigged his own impeachment trial. Chip in $5 or more NOW to ensure we hit our critical end-of-month goal before MIDNIGHT tonight >> John, Trump's abuses of power kno…
  Dwight (personal) · [email protected]
February 27, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Only 3 days left

John -- Things have been pretty busy these days both in Congress and back home in Philly, John. Local Republicans are trying to gerrymander our state and prevent a minimum wage increase, while national Republicans are turning a blind eye to Trump's proposed cuts to Social Security and his contin…
  Team Evans · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 6:40 PM

The plan:

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  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
February 24, 2020 at 7:26 PM

It's time.

Dwight Evans for Congress John, it's time to talk about reparations for the descendants of slaves. Issues like this are hard for some. They're complicated and uncomfortable. But tomorrow is National Reparations Awareness Day, and it's critical we confront the truth about America's past, as well…
  Team Evans · [email protected]
February 22, 2020 at 2:02 PM

🚨Minimum Wage Update 🚨

Dwight Evans for Congress "Wolf renews call for $15/hr. minimum wage. GOP isn’t interested."Demand Pennsylvania Republicans give workers a much-deserved raise: ADD YOUR NAME John -- National Republicans and the Republicans in Pennsylvania's General Assembly have something in commo…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
February 20, 2020 at 4:19 PM

disproportionate

Dwight Evans for Congress John, As we head into primary election season, we need to talk about something urgent:Partisan gerrymandering -- when legislators redraw district maps to choose their voters instead of voters choosing their legislators. And it not only takes away votes, but it also tak…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
February 18, 2020 at 3:51 PM

re: our hair 💁🏿‍♀️

Dwight Evans for Congress John, In late 2018, teen wrestler Andrew Johnson was told he had to cut his dreadlocks or face forfeiture. Despite this questionable call, he went on to win the match -- but state officials opened a civil rights investigation. I also decided to do something about it my…
  Team Evans · [email protected]
February 14, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Send a message to Mitch

Dwight Evans for Congress John, Two years ago today, seventeen innocent people were viciously gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. This was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Since then, the House has…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
February 13, 2020 at 5:03 PM

re: Trump's budget cuts

Dwight Evans for Congress "Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget With Big Safety-Net Cuts" John -- A president's budget proposal reflects their values and priorities. It should be no surprise then that Trump's latest budget aims to cut critical safety net programs, including children's healt…
  Michael Dineen · [email protected]
February 10, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Dwight wants to know what you think, John

Dwight Evans for CongressThis week, Trump is set to release a $4.8 trillion budget that would cut critical safety net programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, children's health insurance, food stamps, education, hou John -- This week, Trump is set to release a $4.8 trillion budget tha…
  Congressman Evans HQ · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 11:05 PM

This week:

Dwight Evans for Congress John -- When Fred Guttenberg -- an activist who lost his daughter in the Parkland shooting -- shouted a much-deserved protest to Trump's insensitive and short-sighted remark, he was promptly escorted out of the House chamber. This came just after Trump promised to "alw…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
February 5, 2020 at 1:07 AM

Trump's Last SOTU

Dwight Evans for Congress "Impeachment trial delay will put cloud over Trump’s State of the Union address" -- New York Post, 2/1/20 Trump’s Last SOTU? It’s up to you >> John -- Despite being impeached in the House and now on trial for undermining our democracy and obstructing …
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
February 3, 2020 at 8:18 PM

For generations to come

Dwight Evans for Congress John, From a very young age, I knew Reverend Leon Sullivan was a driving, positive force in the African American community -- and I wanted to be just like him. In 1959, he organized a boycott of Philadelphia businesses that refused to interview Black youth for jobs. Th…
  Dwight (personal) · [email protected]
February 1, 2020 at 12:03 AM

re: Social Security

John -- The first Social Security check was issued exactly 80 years ago today. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was able to push through a program that countless retirees, differently-abled folks, and survivors now rely on. It's impossible to overstate the impact our social insurance program …
  Dwight (personal) · [email protected]
January 31, 2020 at 3:41 PM

Do you know what today is?

John -- The first Social Security check was issued exactly 80 years ago today. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was able to push through a program that countless retirees, differently-abled folks, and survivors now rely on. It's impossible to overstate the impact our social insurance program …
  Evans HQ · [email protected]
January 29, 2020 at 5:07 PM

Have you heard of Lilly Ledbetter, John?

Dwight Evans for Congress Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and stronger protections against pay discrimination. But there's still more work to do to uplift workers and even the playing field for women everywhere… ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Block by Block PAC · [email protected]
January 27, 2020 at 9:50 PM

We need Josh, John

Dwight Evans for Congress Support Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's re-election campaign today >> John, Josh Shapiro is known as "The People's Attorney General." Like Dwight, he's a passionate fighter who will stop at nothing to protect everyday Pennsylvanians from corrupt and…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
January 24, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Is this important to you, John?

Dwight Evans for Congress Hey -- Citizens of Flint, Michigan have been dealing with the ongoing nightmare of tainted water for over five years now. But it’s not just Flint dealing with these issues. Schools in Camden have been handing out bottled water for 17 years, and schools in Philadelphia …
  Team Evans · [email protected]
January 22, 2020 at 5:39 PM

re: Planned Parenthood

Dwight Evans for Congress John, Forty-seven years ago today, the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision affirmed what women and pro-choice activists already knew: that every American has the Constitutional right to choose whether or not to have an abortion without any government interven…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
January 20, 2020 at 2:02 PM

"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy."

Dwight Evans for Congress John, When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uttered those prolific words almost 57 years ago, I don't think he could have predicted just how far we've come -- and how much work there is still left to do. We are still fighting to fulfill the promise of equality, and in a time…
  Abortion Rights Update · [email protected]
January 13, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Right-wing extremists are trying to overturn Roe v. Wade. Again.

Dwight Evans for Congress Do you believe a woman's right to choose should remain protected? YES NO TAKE THE POLL P.S. You can chip in today to help Dwight continue his fight for reproductive justice in Congress and elect other pro-choice Democrats up and down the ballot this …
  Michael Dineen · [email protected]
January 11, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Nothing less

Dwight Evans for Congress Hey -- There's a lot we don't know right now, John. We don't know when the Senate impeachment trial will begin. We don't know whether witnesses will be even called to testify. We don't know whether Dwight's colleagues on the other side of the aisle will be impartial ju…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Help me keep abortion safe and legal, John

Dwight Evans for Congress John -- Just last week, more than 200 members of Congress filed an amicus brief demanding the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. These mostly-Republican, anti-choice lawmakers are hell-bent on making abortion illegal, throwing legal precedent and the health, safety, a…
  Dwight Evans · [email protected]
January 2, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Together

Dwight Evans for Congress John, As we dive headfirst into 2020, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your support last year. Thanks to hard-working people like you stepping up and chipping in what you could and when you could, we knocked our end-of-year fundraising goal out of the …
  DwightEvans.com · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 3:26 PM

What we've done.

Dwight Evans for Congress We've accomplished a lot together this year, John! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Dwight (personal) · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 10:05 PM

What $5 can do

John -- We have only one day left to hit our end-of-year fundraising goal, and I noticed some folks haven't had the chance to chip in yet. Even if you can only afford $5 today, that money can buy a lot! The money we raise this month will be a vital part of our 2020 game plan, the critical funds …