Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew will co-sponsor a bipartisan resolution introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Elliot Engel and Ranking Member Michael McCaul to impose economic sanctions on senior Turkish officials and financial institutions that facilitate transactions for the Turkish… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2019 CONTACT - Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew responded to the decision to pull back U.S. troops from Northern Syria: “I strongly disagree with the President’s decision to withdrawal U.S. troops from northeastern Syria. Our Kurd allies have been instrumental in our fight against ISIS. Our allies must know… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Today, Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ)), Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R-MN) Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS), and Congressman Paul Mitchell (R-MI) introduced American Workforce Empowerment Act, a bipartisan solution to address the growing shortage of skilled workers to fill job openings in the technical and skilled… Read more »

Today, Congressman Van Drew and Senators Menendez and Booker invited recently confirmed Administrator Stephen M. Dickson to tour the William J. Hughes Technical Center as soon as possible. Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew announces the award of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) competitive Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program totaling $6,104,877.00 to fire stations in New Jersey’s Second… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2019 CONTACT – James Adams 1(202) 225-4465 The following statement was released today by the entire New Jersey Congressional delegation, including Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6), Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-4), Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9), Rep. Albio Sires (NJ-8), Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-1), Rep. Bonnie Watson… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew Announces 2M Grant for Overdose Prevention and to Combat the Opioid Crisis (Atlantic City, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew has announced that the Atlantic County Sherriff’s Office has received a 4 year, $500,000 per-year grant from the U.S. Department of… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew announces the award of the competitive Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) totaling $28,571.42 to fire stations in New Jersey’s Second Congressional District. The award will be split between two fire departments throughout the district in South… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew announces the award of the competitive Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) totaling $194.290.46 to fire stations in New Jersey’s Second Congressional District. The award will be split between three fire departments throughout the district in South… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew voted to pass H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, a bill that blocks new offshore drilling and seismic airgun blasting along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines and protects communities from the negative impact of expanded drilling.… Read more »