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Congressman Van Drew Announces House Judiciary Subcommittee Assignments for 118th Congress

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Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that he will serve on the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust and the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement in the Judiciary Committee for the 118th Congress.  "I look forward to working alongside my colleagues on these two critical subcommittees," said…

Congressman Van Drew Makes Clear That He Will NEVER Support Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

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Today, Congressman Van Drew responded to claims from the Left that Republicans will support cuts to Social Security and Medicare and made absolutely clear that this is unequivocally false, and he would never support cutting these programs' funding.  "Despite false claims being perpetuated by Democrats and this administration, I will absolutely never vote for a bill that would…

Congressman Van Drew Announces He Will Serve on the House Judiciary & Transportation and Infrastructure Committees in 118th Congress

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In the 118th Congress, Congressman Van Drew will serve on the House Judiciary Committee and has been reappointed to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "I am grateful and honored for the opportunity to serve on the Judiciary Committee, and to be reappointed to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where I…

Congressman Van Drew Demands all Offshore Wind Activity End Immediately Until Investigations are Held

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Today, Congressman Van Drew demanded that all offshore wind activity in the state of New Jersey end, following an unprecedented number of whales have washed ashore in the New Jersey/New York area over the past month.  "Since offshore wind projects were being proposed by Governor Murphy to be built off the coast of New Jersey, I have been adamantly…

Congressman Van Drew Announces 2022 Congressional App Challenge Winner

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Today, Congressman Van Drew announced Nathanael Gaw's app design, 'Weather Map', as the 2022 Congressional App Challenge winner for New Jersey's Second Congressional District. The App Challenge asks local middle and high school students to submit a developed application (app). The apps are judged based on impact, structure, function, technical capability of coding, and…

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…