Press Releases

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 10, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew voted today to pass the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act which would block guidance that gives states the ability to weaken the Affordable Care Act’s critical protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. In 2018, the Department of Health… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew introduced the Wild Bird Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2019 which would reauthorize for five years the Act originally signed by President George Bush in 1992. The Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) encourages wild bird conservation programs in countries of origin and… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Van Drew will give the keynote address at Stockton University’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony on Friday May 10, 2019 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Rep. Van Drew will also receive an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from the institution at the ceremony. “It is such a great… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 At the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee hearing on the State of Fisheries Congressman Jeff Van Drew advocated for the fishermen in South Jersey and throughout the country.  The 2006 Magnuson Stevens Act Amendments dramatically changed the way domestic fishery resources… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572   Today, the House of Representatives voted in a bipartisan fashion to pass Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s amendment to H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which would keep the United States in the historic Paris Agreement. The Agreement is a technology-neutral pledge by nearly every country in the… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s bill to crack down on robocall violators and scammers, H.R. 1575, the “Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019” was one of a handful of important bills to be discussed at this week’s Communications & Technology Subcommittee hearing on… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew gave the most speeches on the house floor in the first quarter among his colleagues. These speeches are designed to bring attention to certain topics or people, and Congressman Van Drew brought the attention to South Jersey. He highlighted several issues that concern New… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement regarding the Mueller Report and the impeachment question: “Currently impeachment is not the answer. We have an election in a year and a half and the American people can decide then. We are thoroughly reviewing the Mueller Report,… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 (Mays Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew announces the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for High Schools in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. All High Schools that are in the district can enter. Submissions must be into Congressman Van Drew’s Mays Landing office (5914… Read more »