Category: Press Release

November 19, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew questioned Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell in a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing about reports that FEMA workers were instructed to “avoid homes advertising Trump” while assisting hurricane victims. The directive led workers to skip over at least 20 homes displaying Trump campaign signs or flags. […]

November 15, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew voiced strong opposition to tax hikes proposed by the New Jersey Policy Perspective, warning that the suggested measures would make the state less affordable and drive more residents to leave the state. The think tank’s report calls for reversing a prior tax cut, which brought New Jersey’s sales tax rate down from […]

November 13, 2024 — United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s campaign released the following statement on unofficial results showing Congressman Van Drew and President Trump, not only won in areas Biden carried four years ago, but received absolutely dominant margins of victory all across Ocean, Cape May, and Salem Counties which backed Trump in 2016 […]

November 13, 2024 — United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s campaign released the following statement as the unofficial results continue to trickle in from last week’s election. Trump carried Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties after they went for Biden in 2020 while Atlantic and Cumberland had been reliably Democrat in Presidential elections going all the […]

November 13, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew announced that Exelon has rescheduled this week’s meeting, extending the timeline to allow for further preparation of their response. The meeting has now been rescheduled for the first week of December. “I am disappointed that this process has been delayed yet again by Exelon, but this better mean that […]

November 11, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew vowed to work with the sponsor to reintroduce legislation to cut off federal funding from colleges and universities that allow anti-semitic events on campus following anti-Veterans Day protests at Columbia University. The protests were organized by a group called Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), which released the following statement […]

November 7, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew announced that he will be meeting with leaders from Atlantic City Electric (ACE) and Exelon next week in Washington, D.C. to address the high utility costs affecting families and businesses in South Jersey. “After months of delay, ACE and Exelon have finally agreed to meet with us next week to discuss the […]

November 5, 2024 — United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew easily cruised to a landslide victory in South Jersey this evening earning a fourth term in the United States House of Representatives.  “The people of South Jersey sent a loud, clear, and decisive message tonight that we want a safer, stronger, and more affordable America,” […]

October 29, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew sent a letter to Atlantic City Electric (ACE) ahead of their upcoming meeting to discuss the ongoing issue of skyrocketing electricity bills for South Jersey residents. “We are looking forward to a productive meeting with ACE and expect to leave with clear answers and a solid action plan to support […]

October 17, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew sent a letter to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) urging an immediate review of Atlantic City Electric’s (ACE) recent rate hikes. This call for action comes on the heels of reports from Maine, where the Maine Public Utilities Commission ordered Electricity Maine to refund $6 […]