Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT – MACKENZIE LUCAS 1(202) 225-6572 July 12, 2019 – Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew voted to pass H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which supports our troops and builds a strong national defense by providing the most robust funding to the military in history and increasing pay and benefits for our brave… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202) 225-6572 Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced the H.R. 3697, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew made the following statement regarding the humanitarian crisis in the detention centers at the border: "Today is the day that we must deal with the humanitarian crisis at the border. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelming – Republican and Democrat – liberal and… Read more »

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement regarding the living conditions in the child detention centers at the southern border: “Our Country is a beacon of hope for the world. However, we need to do better at our southern border. Currently children being held in these… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Today Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on National Security, and the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate democrats that focus on issues related to fiscal responsibility and national security, released a package of legislative proposals in response to the conclusions… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s (D-N.J.) bill to fully fund LWCF at its authorized level of $900 million annually passed at the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee on Wednesday. Van Drew introduced the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Permanent Funding Act with Chair Raúl… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Congressman Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Ending One-Ring Scams Act of 2019, a bill to protect people from a particular type of robocall fraud called “One-Ring Scams”. This deceit is perpetuated when a phone call is made for a short duration, usually one ring, and then… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas 1(202)225-6572 Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) introduced the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Permanent Funding Act with Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers and environmental leaders this morning at a press conference held at the U.S. Capitol. The bill fully… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (May’s Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s Atlantic City Jetty Access Task Force held its first meeting to discuss options available for solving the problem of jetty access in the Absecon Inlet. The task force was formed in response to jetties being difficult to access after construction of… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2019 CONTACT – Mackenzie Lucas (May’s Landing, NJ) – Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s Atlantic City Jetty Access Task Force held its first meeting to discuss options available for solving the problem of jetty access in the Absecon Inlet. The task force was formed in response to jetties being difficult to access after construction of… Read more »