Press Releases

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on the recent reports that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) spent almost two million in taxpayer dollars on funding cruel experiments on 44 beagle puppies. These tests included injecting these puppies with an experimental drug before killing and dissecting them. Reports indicate… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Van Drew testified in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and presented a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator, Steve Dickson, requesting that the FAA withdraw their reorganization request. The FAA has put forth a proposal to reorganize its Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation… Read more »

The Biden Administration, following pushback from the American people and Congress, announced that they are abandoning their proposal that would require banks to report inflows and outflows totaling more than $600 a year. The administration's revised proposal would require banks to report accounts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that exceed $10,000 in inflows and outflows… Read more »

Congressman Jefferson Van Drew issued the following statement regarding New York City’s Mayor, Bill De Blasio, attempt to rewrite our nation’s history. Mayor De Blasio appointed a panel that is set to consider the removal of a Thomas Jefferson statue that has sat in the City Council chambers in New York City for over 200 years. The vote will be… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on thousands of flights being cancelled over the weekend leaving passengers stranded with no reimbursement.  "If the Biden Administration continues to force vaccine mandates on Americans, this is only the beginning," said Congressman Van Drew. "This is government overreach like we have never seen before. Our nation is… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement regarding the recent attempts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to silence parents and infringe on their First Amendment rights.  "Our First Amendment rights represent a core value in our nation: a person has the right to speak freely and peacefully protest with no… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on the Senate recently voting to raise our debt limit. This is set to be voted on in the House Tuesday, October 12th.  "Continued efforts from the Left to push through reckless spending bills has resulted in the growing financial crisis we are currently facing," said Congressman Van Drew. "When this bill comes to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that he joined Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) as an original co-sponsor of H.R.5418, the Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates Interstate Commerce Act. "I am proud to join my colleague, Congressman Crenshaw, as an original co-sponsor of this critical piece of legislation to ensure Americans maintain their personal choice on whether… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew introduced the Banking Privacy Act of 2021. Congressman Van Drew recently voiced his opposition to the Biden Administration's proposal to require financial institutions to report private bank information of individuals to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Currently, this provision is being considered to be included in the Democrats' $3.5 trillion social… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement regarding Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller being held in military prison while he awaits a preliminary hearing.  "Lieutenant Colonel Scheller is a patriot who fought for and defended our great nation," said Congressman Van Drew. "Demanding accountability for the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan does not warrant… Read more »