Press Releases

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew announces the award of the competitive Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) totaling $435,433.56 to fire stations in New Jersey’s Second Congressional District. The award will be split between four fire departments throughout the district in South… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 At the request of Rep. Van Drew, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled, “Examining the Benefits and Potential Challenges for New Jersey's Growing Offshore Wind Industry,” in Wildwood, NJ. “Offshore wind is critical to… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew Lends His Voice to Support Puerto Ricans Struggling with Storm Damage (Mays Landing, New Jersey) – Rep. Van Drew is lending his voice in support of Puerto Rico survivors struggling to recover damages from their insurance companies.  “Puerto Rico is… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew Tours the F.A.A. William J. Hughes Technical Center (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew toured the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. This marks the Congressman’s second tour of the facility,… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew Introduces the Congressional App Challenge for Students (Mays Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew is excited to announce that his office is hosting the 2019 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for students in Middle and High School in New Jersey’s 2nd… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2019 CONTACT – 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew Raises Awareness for the Endangered Bog Turtle (Salem County, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew joins with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife and the New Jersey Audubon on a mission to save the state’s official reptile: the bog turtle. Bog turtles are listed as… Read more »

  PRESS ADVISORY August 12, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Van Drew Tours Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, NJ (Mays Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew continued his tour of South Jersey with a visit to Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, NJ. Finn’s Point is a historic place and is the only… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 U.S. Army Corps Awards $7.6 Million for Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project in Cape May City (Cape May County, NJ) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ awarded $7.6 million to complete recurring nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew has introduced the Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act to increase access to affordable, renewable energy through community solar projects. The PRESS Act would add new federal standards for states to consider, not require, enacting policies that allow… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew kicked off the August district work period with a tour of the National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing located at Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The 177th Fighter Wing has been at this location… Read more »