December 6, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew met with key representatives and decision makers the within the Exelon and Atlantic City Electric (ACE) company structure to discuss the alarming rise in energy bills affecting South Jersey residents. Participants of the meeting included the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepco Holdings, the Senior Vice President of Federal Government […]
December 5, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew released the following statement regarding the trial of U.S. Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny, who is facing charges for protecting subway passengers in New York City. “The only thing Daniel Penny is guilty of is stepping up to protect innocent people in a dangerous, unpredictable situation,” said Congressman Van […]
November 22, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew blasted Exelon’s egregious proposal to impose an 8% increase on utility bills in order to pay for infrastructure upgrades like electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. They are seeking approval for this rate hike from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). “Let me be clear—Exelon has already taken far […]
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 […]