Press Releases

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2019 Contact – Mackenzie Lucas, 1(202) 225-6572, Mackenzie.lucas@mail.house.gov Congressman Jeff Van Drew invites Marion Kennedy Jr. of Fairfield Township, NJ to be his guest at the 2019 State of the Union Address. Mr. Kennedy is a former Mayor of Fairfield Township and a federal employee at South Jersey’s William J. Hughes FAA Technical… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2019 Mackenzie Lucas – (202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew has been appointed to the House Committee on Natural Resources which oversees fisheries management, ocean ecosystem protection, federal conservation, and species protection programs. This is Van Drews second committee appointment after he was appointed to the House Committee on… Read more »

Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-2) Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Future Shutdowns  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas – 1(202) 225-6572 Representatives Van Drew (D-NJ) and Balderson (R-OH) have introduced H.R. 791, the ”End Government Shutdowns Act,” which will permanently prevent the federal government from shutting… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas – 1(202) 225-6572 – mackenzie.lucas@mail.house.gov Upon learning about the news that New Jersey Transit will delay completion of the Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL) by up to 5 additional months, Congressman Van Drew said the following: “The lack of communication and the delay of the ACRL’s… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas – 1(202) 225-6572 – Mackenzie.lucas@mail.house.gov I am glad that a deal has been reached to end the shutdown and reopen the government. Now it is our job to work together and find compromise in a bipartisan way so that the American people do not suffer again. I am pleased that my idea to appoint a… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas - 1(202) 225-6572 - mackenzie.lucas@mail.house.gov Congressman Jeff Van Drew twice urged Congressional Leaders to come together and compromise to end the needless shutdown which is now in its 34th day. The first letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested that she guarantee an up or down vote on compromise… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Following up on a letter he sent to New Jersey’s Department of Labor, Congressman Jeff Van Drew, along with Representatives Sherrill, Malinowski and Kim, have requested that the U.S. Department of Labor issue guidance to state workforce agencies to ensure that essential federal workers who have… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Following up on a letter he sent to New Jersey’s Department of Labor, Congressman Jeff Van Drew, along with Representatives Sherrill, Malinowski and Kim, have requested that the U.S. Department of Labor issue guidance to state workforce agencies to ensure that essential federal workers who have… Read more »