Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Today Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on National Security, and the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate democrats that focus on issues related to fiscal responsibility and national security, released a package of legislative proposals in response to the conclusions… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s (D-N.J.) bill to fully fund LWCF at its authorized level of $900 million annually passed at the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee on Wednesday. Van Drew introduced the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Permanent Funding Act with Chair Raúl… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Ending One-Ring Scams Act of 2019, a bill to protect people from a particular type of robocall fraud called “One-Ring Scams”. This deceit is perpetuated when a phone call is made for a short duration, usually one ring, and then… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) introduced the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Permanent Funding Act with Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers and environmental leaders this morning at a press conference held at the U.S. Capitol. The bill fully… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (May’s Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s Atlantic City Jetty Access Task Force held its first meeting to discuss options available for solving the problem of jetty access in the Absecon Inlet. The task force was formed in response to jetties being difficult to access after construction of… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (May’s Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s Atlantic City Jetty Access Task Force held its first meeting to discuss options available for solving the problem of jetty access in the Absecon Inlet. The task force was formed in response to jetties being difficult to access after construction of… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressmen Jeff Van Drew and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the Commercial, Low Emissions and Net Energy Reduction (CLEANER) Buildings Act of 2019 which would extend the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. If this vital incentive is renewed, the deduction, also known as… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2019 CONTACT - Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Rep. Jeff Van Drew Calls to Finalize Investigations and a Move Toward Productive Policy (Mays Landing, NJ) - Today Congressman Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) delivered the following statement: “I have had the opportunity to speak to the people of South Jersey. I have held Tele-Town Halls, gone to… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 At today’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing, Congressman Jeff Van Drew informed Secretary David Bernhardt of the U.S. Department of the Interior about the problems facing the Borough of Stone Harbor in Cape May County relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA). CBRA was passed… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 At today’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing, Congressman Jeff Van Drew informed Secretary David Bernhardt of the U.S. Department of the Interior about the problems facing the Borough of Stone Harbor in Cape May County relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA). CBRA was passed… Read more »