Last night House Republicans released their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. House Republicans and the Trump administration say that they want a healthcare plan that cuts costs and covers more Americans; yet they introduced a plan…

I would like to pick up a little bit on the question around the jobs.

My name is Dwight Evans and I'm from the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and I represent part of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, but I always say to my good friend, the Ranking Member, that there's a direct connection between…

I've always stressed the part about consumers and farmers have a direct connection in this, and everybody likes food.

When you say the 240,000 jobs, is that the jobs beyond the agricultural sector too?

In 1976, the United States Government officially recognized Black History Month. Every February since, we take the time to reflect on the contributions African Americans have made to this great Nation. We stand on the shoulders of those…

In Pennsylvania, through the leadership of now-Congressman Dwight Evans, we have the Pennsylvania Fresh Financing Initiative.

thanks in large part to now-Congressman Dwight Evans, our Fresh Food Financing Initiative funded 88 grocery store projects in urban and rural areas and created 5,000 jobs.

I too want to join and thank Representative Veasey and Representative Plaskett for this opportunity. Tonight, I stand with my colleagues urging support of policy solutions that will ensure our communities have unfettered access to the…

I think that the points that the gentlewoman is raising are very legitimate in terms of the experience that I have had. And the experience that I have had, always the question is: Is there enough availability of capital in any startup of…

Yes. And, Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Plaskett for the opportunity to offer some comments. The fact that the Congressional Black Caucus has taken this lead, I applaud our leadership, Chairman Richmond. I join with my colleagues this evening…

I stood in the well of this House some days ago, when I was sworn in, and basically said that I am not naive. Today, I rise in support of the Affordable Care Act and oppose any effort to repeal it, which just took place. Since the ACA was…

I attended Senate hearing. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 32, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 33, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 34. personal explanation

I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Illinois. In the short 2 weeks that I have been here, Madam Speaker, I have observed a lot of interesting things take place. But what I especially have observed at this particular point, Madam…

The fact is Planned Parenthood does not sell fetal tissue for profit and never has. A Republican-led House panel is undeterred and conducting its own investigation and, more accurately, witch hunt. Even more troubling is the considerable…

I first want to thank my colleagues from the Pennsylvania delegation, and I want to thank the leader, Congressman Doyle, as well as my good friend, Chairman Pitts. As I am prepared to take this congressional seat, I want to share with you…

on June 29, 2006, my colleague, Mr. Simmons, and I introduced H. Con. Res. 444, extending the thanks of Congress and the Nation to the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/ MIA Accounting Command of the Department of…

the need for this bill has been growing for more than a decade. The Department of Veterans Affairs usually does a reasonable job managing programs of interest to veterans, but it does not do well in managing information technology…

I rise in support of H.R. 3200. Earlier this year, Congress increased the amount of SGLI available to servicemembers up to $400,000. That provision is scheduled to expire as of September 30, 2005. We need to make this increase permanent…

2 weeks ago the administration told Congress that the VA health care system did not need any more money. Then, feeling the heat, they said they needed an additional $975 million. Just yesterday, the Bush administration conceded that it had…

I am proud that H.R. 1220, in addition to providing veterans with needed health care, includes the cost-of-living adjustment as well. This will permanently authorize VA Parkinson's centers as well. Some 42,000 veterans with Parkinson's…

I support this measure, but I believe that it does not go far enough. Already, the VA has acknowledged a $2.7 billion problem next fiscal year. Health care for veterans today is being affected by budgetary shortfalls. Although the VA…

I rise in support of H.R. 810 because we need to support studying every kind of stem cell, from cord blood to adult to embryonic. Parkinson's disease affects over 1 million Americans, and I am one of them. Many people think that this is a…

I was 17 years old when I went into the United States Marine Corps. It was the proudest thing I have done in my life, including having this job, because it was really an experience in which we gave it all. I did not go to Vietnam, but I…

I join in the salute to Bill Lipinski and his retirement. We are going to miss him tremendously. Many people do not understand how a progressive member of the Democratic Caucus would have anything to do with a very conservative member of…