Press Releases

  PRESS ADVISORY August 12, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Van Drew Tours Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, NJ (Mays Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew continued his tour of South Jersey with a visit to Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, NJ. Finn’s Point is a historic place and is the only… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 U.S. Army Corps Awards $7.6 Million for Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project in Cape May City (Cape May County, NJ) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ awarded $7.6 million to complete recurring nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew has introduced the Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act to increase access to affordable, renewable energy through community solar projects. The PRESS Act would add new federal standards for states to consider, not require, enacting policies that allow… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew kicked off the August district work period with a tour of the National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing located at Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The 177th Fighter Wing has been at this location… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 [] – Congressman Jeff Van Drew voted to pass H.R. 3375, the bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, to bring much needed relief to Americans threatened by abusive robocall practices.  Last year, an estimated 47.8 billion robocalls were placed nationwide, an increase of 17 billion calls… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 25, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew visited the Mexico – United States border over the weekend on a bipartisan trip with Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) that was hosted by Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16). The Congressmen visited an I.C.E. Detention Center in El Paso, a Port of Entry, the Bridge of the… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement on The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act being passing in the Senate:   “I am pleased and proud of my colleagues in the… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement on The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act being stalled in the Senate: “Recently in the House we voted on a bill that I… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2019 CONTACT- Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) joined members of the New Jersey and Louisiana congressional delegations to announce his support for the National Flood Insurance Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019, a bipartisan and bicameral bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program which… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s statement on the shameful and disgusting behavior of elected officials: “Elected officials need to stop with the name calling and hateful statements. Instead of focusing on real issues, we have heard all manner of appalling remarks from those who would rather… Read more »