Press Releases

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

Anti-Semitism or discrimination of any kind has no place in our society. I wholeheartedly agree with House leadership's statement on Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments. Read their statement here: https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/21119/ Read more »

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… Read more »

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 »