New Jersey - Today, Congressman Van Drew celebrated a big win for his constituents and all of New Jersey following Governor Murphy finally lifting New Jersey's requirements that teachers, school employees, child-care workers, and state contractors no longer have to go through regular COVID-19 testing as a prerequisite for their employment. This announcement comes after Congressman… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) introduced the No Patient Left Alone Act, legislation that would guarantee a hospital patient's right to receive visitors and require hospitals to honor this right as a condition of their participation in Medicare.
"The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how current federal law does not protect a… Read more »
This week, Congressman Van Drew voted NO on H.R.550, the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act. This bill would provide $400 million in taxpayer dollars to fund a computer database that would track and record when vaccine doses have been administered to individuals.
"This bill is another attempt by House Democrats to extend their government overreach by… Read more »
Dear Friend,
We have anesthetic to numb some of the pain COVID has caused our families and friends to feel.
Politicians here in DC refuse to implement this solution and every day our businesses wither on the vine and our neighbors struggle.
This is not a Democrat or Republican problem or solution—it is an imperative.
If we are asking everyone to disrupt… Read more »
Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) released their second round of Provider Relief Fund COVID-19 High-Impact Payments. Included on this second round of funding were several local hospitals: Ocean Medical Center, Cape Regional Health System, Southern Ocean Medical Center, Salem Medical Center, Shore Medical Center, and Inspira Health… Read more »
MAYS LANDING- Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew was awarded “Legislator of the Year” by the Department of New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The award was presented to Congressman Van Drew at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Wildwood. Congressman Van Drew then met with Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to discuss veterans care… Read more »
Congressman Jeff Van Drew had a telephone meeting this afternoon with Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services(HHS) Eric Hargan on COVID-19 payments to hospital systems that arbitrarily missed out on hotspot funding. To receive the hotspot funding the hospital must have had 100 confirmed COVID-19 patients by April 10th. This lack of funding has only been exacerbated by the shutdown… Read more »
Today, Congressman Van Drew voted in support of additional funding for programs designed to only be utilized by small businesses and those on the frontlines of healthcare in their time of need during the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation is an additional influx of funds into programs designed to keep small businesses and their employees with much-needed resources during this difficult… Read more »
Congressman Jeff Van Drew has announced his support for an additional wave of funding to galvanize the existing programs passed last month in the CARES Act and prior. Congressman Van Drew will oppose any additions not pertaining to the public health crisis at hand. Negotiations are currently pending regarding the dollar amounts and allocation of resources, but included in the talks, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew announced his support of the approximately $2 trillion-dollar Coronavirus relief package passed by the Senate. This package includes direct financial assistance to individuals and businesses that are in dire need right now. Below are some of the key points:
$1200 per individual/$2400 per couple if you make less than $75k or $150k/yr respectively, and… Read more »
