December 11, 2024 — Over the past few days, Congressman Van Drew has been investigating the disturbing reports that have emerged of drones flying over New Jersey. He has been meeting with officials to gather information on these incidents, which he believes could be part of a much larger national security threat. “What we have uncovered […]
December 11, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew sent a letter to President Biden demanding immediate action to eliminate the threat of the drones by imposing flight restrictions and issuing an order to neutralize them as soon as possible. Notable passage from the letter: “It has come to my attention that New Jersey drone incursions may […]
December 11, 2024 — Congressman Van Drew joined Harris Faulkner on Fox News to discuss his serious concerns over the potential link of the drones flying over New Jersey to adversarial nations, such as Iran, and the urgent need to immediately take action to neutralize the threat. He also testified at a Subcommittee on Aviation hearing, […]
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 […]