Dwight Evans

To keep farmland in the hands of small family farmers, we need to prioritize crop insurance protections in the farm bill.

We need to uphold support for the DMC Program and allow flexibility for farmers to select an update to the production years.

The issue is of vital importance, as nearly 24 million children live in single parent--or nearly 30 percent of all single parents live in poverty.

It is my honor to welcome the Reverend Dr. J. Henry Buck, Jr., from my district as today's guest chaplain. Reverend Buck is the senior pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, which has a rich history in Pennsylvania and the Germantown…

This bill is not about addressing fraud. My home State of Pennsylvania is already fighting fraud with the American Rescue Plan funds that support new positions at American Job Centers. This bill targets innocent workers who have no idea…

Last year, Congress and the Biden administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which really will help the American people, including constituents of Philadelphia.

I rise and strongly oppose this bill. It would hurt families. It would hurt seniors. It would hurt workers. We must uphold rather than undermine our country's strong economic recovery and standing. We are here to govern. That means paying…

I hope that we can continue our bipartisan work to pass this bill through the House this Congress.

That is why I am co-leading H.R. 8844, along with my colleagues Congressman Dwight Evans, Congresswoman Marie Newman, and Congresswoman Young Kim.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by thanking all of today's witnesses, the U.S.

I will repeat what I said. This was passed bipartisanly in 2016, the very same year I came in, Mr. Speaker. I shared with you that it is about the people, and at the end of the day, that is what we are here for. Mr. Speaker, I yield back…

I want to thank you sincerely for coming to Philadelphia and walking down 52nd Street.

Community development financial institutions were critical to getting PPP loans to small businesses in my home city of Philadelphia.

I am dedicated to increasing minority entrepreneurship, especially Black entrepreneurship.

We can still do big things in the United States of America.

We need to move, and we need to move quickly, and that is one of the reasons I think this legislation that the President has put before us is extremely important.

I appreciate HUD's effort to respond to the fatal fires in my congressional district in Philadelphia, and Mr. Torres' leadership that he has taken not just in his particular district but for what is occurring.

Frankly, if we do nothing, I think we are guilty of whatever happens down the road.

Our community remains devastated.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for inviting me to participate in this critical field hearing.

I am proud to cosponsor this bill, which is led by my Ways and Means Committee colleague from Oregon. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund has been a lifeline for small businesses in Philadelphia and across the country. We provided $28…

Philadelphians have been asking for help even before the pandemic, help with things like childcare, the cost of prescription drugs, housing, and jobs. Philadelphia, I have heard you. I am proud to vote for the Build Back Better Act and the…

Thank you for what you have done and I thank my co-leaders in terms of this particular issue.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This act is big and bold, and it begins to keep our promise to Build Back Better. This is a historic bill, a policy revolution. It includes: cutting child poverty in half, expanding the earned income tax…