In a pair of announcements, Pennsylvania senator Bob Casey Jr. and representatives Dwight Evans (D-03) and Madeleine Dean (D-04) introduced separate pieces of legislation to deal with growing gun violence in the country. Casey and Evans teamed to announce the introduction of the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help all victims of gun violence, including survivors and their loved ones […]

Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce – alongside U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Dwight Evans (D-PA) – the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA). This legislation would update outdated rules and regulations pertaining to manufacturing and agricultural bonds and help domestic manufacturers and family farmers expand their operations and remain […]

May 7, 2023 – Last Friday, Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced two bills to strengthen free meal programs for students across the country. The No Hungry Kids in Schools Act, co-led by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), would allow states to provide free meals to all schools in eligible districts, saving families money and reducing the time […]

PHILADELPHIA — As the city’s political machine gears up for next month’s mayoral primary, U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans announced that he has requested more than $23.7 million in federal community project funding for a number of initiatives in the city. The 15 Philadelphia projects Evans, D-3rd District, has targeted for funding touch on a number of […]

The Letter is led by Reps. Lou Correa (CA-46), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), David Trone (MD-06), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) In response to reports that the Biden Administration is considering restarting family detention, U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), Ranking Member of the Border Security Subcommittee, is leading 102 Members of Congress […]

Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive Bridge closed Monday to begin a $20.1 million structural repair and restoration thanks to federal infrastructure funds that will also create 200 union jobs. The bridge, located between MLK Drive and Eakins Oval, connects Center City with West Fairmount Park, and is expected to be closed until spring 2025. […]

Four of the five Philadelphia-area Congresspersons have co-sponsored a bill to posthumously award the historic Congressional Gold Medal “to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.” The one who hasn’t is Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who represents the First Congressional District which includes all of Bucks County […]

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/23/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Representatives Andre Carson (D-IN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) introduction of the 2023 U.S. House Resolution “Recognizing the Commencement of Ramadan,” the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal.  The resolution was […]

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) has his eyes set on another statewide office and announced his candidacy for Auditor General during a Thursday press conference. “I’ve traveled all across this commonwealth and I’ve met so many families just like my own,” he said on his website. “Good people, who work their butts off and still the basic bargain […]

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is gearing up for another statewide run — this time for auditor general. Kenyatta, who lost to John Fetterman in the Democratic primary for Senate last year, announced his candidacy Thursday in Harrisburg. If he wins the 2024 Democratic nomination, he’ll likely take on the incumbent auditor general, Tim DeFoor, a […]