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Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ02) Honors South Jersey Girls Basketball Team After State Championship Win

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew spoke on the house floor today honoring South Jersey’s Mainland Regional High School girls’ basketball team for winning the New Jersey Group 3 State Championship. This is the first time that Mainland Regional High School has won the State Championship for…

Congressman Van Drew (D-N.J.) Votes to Restore Power Back to the American People and Away from Special Interests

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 9, 2019 CONTACT - Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) voted this week to protect the integrity of our elections, reduce the corrupting influence of dark money in our elections, and impose new and higher ethical standards for those running for high office. H.R. 1, the For the People Act, will protect our democracy and put…

Van Drew Introduces Bill to Combat Annoying and Illegal Robocalls

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) introduces the Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 to crack down on abusive, annoying, and illegal robocalls. This piece of legislation provides the necessary tools for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to go after those who violate robocall and…

Congressman Jeff Van Drew Tours South Jerseys Military and Technical Hub

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2019 CONTACT - Mackenzie Lucas (202) 225-6572 (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) - Congressman Jeff Van Drew toured the William J. Hughes Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center, Coast Guard Air Station, National Aviation Research and Technology Park, and the Dept. of U.S. Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Air…

Congressman Jeff Van Drews (NJ-02) Statement on Green New Deal

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 “I believe that climate change is real, is driven mainly by human activity and that it is driving real-world changes such as extreme weather events, hotter temperatures, rising sea levels and ocean acidification. I believe that the United States has a moral and economic imperative to mitigate…

Rep. Van Drew Votes on Compromise Bill to Fund the Government and Prevent Another Shutdown

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Rep. Van Drew Votes on Compromise Bill to Fund the Government and Prevent Another Shutdown FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2019 CONTACT - Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Today, the U.S. Congress passed a compromise funding package to fund the remainder of the federal government that had been operating through several stopbacks.  This funding agreement funds the federal…

Congressmen Van Drew and Rutherford Introduce ACEPA

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Congressmen Van Drew (D-NJ) and Rutherford (R-FL) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Atlantic Coast Economy and Environment from Harmful Oil and Gas Exploration Activities For Immediate Release February 11, 2019 Contact for Van Drew – Mackenzie Lucas (202) 225-6572 Contact for Rutherford – Alex Lanfranconi – (202) 225-2501 In response to the National Oceanic and…

Congressman Jeff Van Drew Continues to Pressure NJ Transit to Provide Answers for South Jersey on AC Rail Line

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas, 1(202) 225-6572, mackenzie.lucas@mail.house.gov Congressman Jeff Van Drew continued to put pressure on New Jersey Transit after delays on the Atlantic City Rail Line continue to hinder thousands of South Jersey residents’ commute to work.  NJ Transit promised the public that the project would be…

Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) Responds to President Donald Trumps State of the Union Address

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2019 CONTACT - Mackenzie Lucas, 1(202) 225-6572, mackenzie.lucas@mail.house.gov Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address. “I do hope President Trump’s calls for bipartisanship are genuine, and I also hope he takes the actions needed to unify the…