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Congressman Van Drew Introducing Legislation That Will Stop Proposal to Ban Gas Appliances in its Tracks

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Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that he is introducing legislation that will prohibit federal agencies from banning any gas-powered appliances or devices commonly found in residential properties.  "Millions of Americans, and thousands of South Jerseyans, own and operate gas stoves on a daily basis. This move from a Biden appointee to suggest that gas-powered stoves could…

Congressman Van Drew Releases Statement Laying Out His Priorities for the 118th Congress

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Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement laying out his legislative priorities for the 118th Congress, including his day one bill introductions.  "We are beginning work in a new Congress, with a new House majority, with new legislative priorities. For the past two years, a one-party Democrat rule has resulted in Americans feeling the burden of every…

Congressman Van Drew Leads 28 Colleagues in Letter Demanding Answers from Secretary Mayorkas on Deployment of Air Marshals to Our Border, Leaving Skies Unprotected

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Congressman Van Drew (R-NJ), member of the Homeland Security Committee, led 28 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers as to why highly skilled federal air marshals (FAM) are being stripped from our skies to perform non-law enforcement work at our border.  "At one of the…

Van Drew Says NO to Bidens $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill

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Today, Congressman Van Drew released the following statement after voting against Biden’s $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.  “With just days to go in the 117th Congress, Biden and the House Democrat majority just rammed through a 4,000+ page, $1.7 trillion spending bill that will lead to even more inflation, even higher interest rates, and an even larger…

Van Drew: The American Dream vs. The Chinese Nightmare

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United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew hit back hard after the Chinese Foreign Ministry defended their brutal crackdown on political opponents by claiming “the price of freedom” in America was “1 million Covid deaths + 40,000 gun deaths per year + 107,622 Fentanyl deaths in 2021 alone.” China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hua Chunying, went on to add that “the American people…

Congressman Van Drew Grills Secretary Mayorkas on Federal Air Marshals Performing Non-Law Enforcement Duties at Our Border

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Yesterday, Congressman Van Drew questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the House Homeland Security hearing.  "In the last fiscal year, there were over 2.3 million recorded migrant encounters at the southwest border, which included 98 non-US citizens who are on the terrorist watchlist," said Congressman Van Drew. "To attempt to combat the…

Congressman Van Drew Slams Biden Admin for Vaccine Mandates Putting Our Military Readiness at Risk

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Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement slamming the Biden Administration for its authoritarian vaccine mandates on our military resulting in one of the worst years for Coast Guard recruitment. His statement comes after the U.S. Coast Guard announced that they will be offering up to $50,000 in signing bonuses as an attempt to recruit and retain…

Congressman Van Drew Expresses Outrage With Additional Fees Placed on New Jerseyans During a Recession

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New Jersey - Today, Congressman Van Drew expressed his outrage with the decision by Governor Murphy to approve the increase in tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway for the third year in a row.  "Yet again, New Jerseyans are facing the repercussions of state officials playing politics by refusing to find real solutions to lower the costs of goods…

Congressman Van Drew Slams NJ for Not Reinstating Unvaccinated Workers and Demands NJ Follows NY Supreme Court Ruling Immediately

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Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement in support of New York's Supreme Court ruling that reinstates all employees fired for being unvaccinated, but reiterated that nobody should have been fired in the first place and this ruling should be applied throughout the country. "From the start of the pandemic, I have maintained the stance that Americans…

Congressman Van Drew Hits Back Against Anti-Science COVID Vaccine Mandates

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Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement in response to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recent vote to update their 'suggested' list of vaccines for schoolchildren to include COVID-19. "The CDC knows that by updating their list of suggested vaccines for schoolchildren, many states will force children to get the COVID-19 vaccine, even though the CDC…