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Jeff Van Drew

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Jeff Van Drew is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held positions in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly. Van Drew's political career has been marked by his focus on issues such as healthcare and taxation, often expressing opposition to the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

Quotes by year · 2019–2026684 total · peak 2023 (250)
2019: 74 quotes2020: 24 quotes2021: 126 quotes2022: 40 quotes2023: 250 quotes2024: 145 quotes2025: 22 quotes2026: 3 quotes
Jul 28, 2026

New Jersey should end automatic voter registration at the Motor Vehicle Commission, clean up its voter rolls, and require proof of citizenship to register to vote. These are basic safeguards that should already be in place.

newjerseymonitor.com
Jul 16, 2026

Getting the right diagnosis at the right time can make the difference between life and death. Too many patients are suffering because of preventable mistakes that should never happen. This bipartisan bill focuses on improving the way we…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Nov 25, 2025

But — there’s a big but with that — if we’re not ready, then we need to, for a year or a year and a half, renew the subsidy.

nytimes.com
Nov 25, 2025

And we owe it to our constituents, and we owe it to them to come up with a solution.

nytimes.com
Nov 25, 2025

The way I look at it, these voters who are going to face increasing premiums obviously did nothing wrong.

nytimes.com
Oct 26, 2025

It’s morally bankrupt not to do it and it is politically stupid.

cnn.com
Oct 21, 2025

We absolutely need him.

cnn.com
Jul 16, 2025

The American people deserve full transparency.

newsweek.com
Jul 7, 2025

No, I think that it’s possible. The point being that it is being done slowly.

nbcnews.com
Jun 30, 2025

If you hurt these hospitals some will close, some people will have to utilize emergency rooms even more. … This is political stupidity; it’s political suicide.

thehill.com
Jun 28, 2025

I don’t like it. We had hit a sweet spot with our bill.

cnn.com
Jun 9, 2025

I would say that had the Biden administration adequately screened this individual, this murderer, if they had screened him the way they should have, if our borders had been operating correctly, if they looked at his social media, they…

govinfo.gov
Jun 9, 2025

Illegal immigration is not a good thing. Yes, there are a few illegal immigrants who came to this country who are illegal but just trying to make their way but doing it the wrong way, but there are also real bad folks who got in. The…

govinfo.gov
Jun 9, 2025

I guess the only words I have to say now are just: Let's do it. Let's everybody vote together. I am hoping this is one of those rare pieces of legislation that has every Member on each side of the House of Representatives voting in favor…

govinfo.gov
Jun 9, 2025

The commitment of Republicans is unquestionable when it comes to Israel and Jewish Americans. I know to a degree, because of a fiscal note, the gentleman questions that. I am not going to go through the history of many events and many…

govinfo.gov
May 13, 2025

They’re fighting for their constituents. I understand they have some very high taxes. So do we in New Jersey. I’m trying to be mindful of actually getting this big, beautiful bill done, and one of the ways is we’re all going to have to…

nbcnews.com
May 13, 2025

It’s going to be somewhere in between.

nbcnews.com
May 6, 2025

The House cannot be its own worst enemy.

cnn.com
May 6, 2025

If we’re not careful, we’re going to ensure we lose the midterms.

thenation.com
May 1, 2025

I think New Jerseyans are really wearing out.

nbcnews.com
Mar 5, 2025

My concern is that we use a scalpel … and not use a sledgehammer.

newsweek.com
Feb 24, 2025

Working class people receive Medicaid as they are working […] This is not just lazy people who are sitting around not doing their job.

commondreams.org
Jan 22, 2025

I am pleased to see that the Senate adopted the amendment that we wanted, which was to put into the bill the legislation that we had to detain and deport illegal aliens who assault cops. They have broken the law once, and now we are…

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