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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.
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July 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.…
— Jeff Van Drew
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…
let us be clear about what is happening right now. The United States is confronting a regime that has spent decades chanting ``Death to America;'' a regime whose proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, just to name a few, have been…
how is this even a serious debate? Think about what my colleagues on the other side are saying today. They are saying that American minorities are not capable of showing an ID to vote. It is an insult. It is abusive. In reality, 76 percent…
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.
And we owe it to our constituents, and we owe it to them to come up with a solution.
The way I look at it, these voters who are going to face increasing premiums obviously did nothing wrong.
today I want to talk about hypocrisy. Let me be clear. I was a cosponsor of this very bill from the beginning, from jump start, because we should never protect pedophiles. For months, my Democratic colleagues have done what they think is…
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.
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…
Mr. Speaker, I will say that, of course, money matters. In difficult budget times--and we are having a challenging and difficult budget--let me say that it is important that we do have that money there. Perhaps, as we move forward with not…
Mr. Speaker, it has been nearly 2 years since the October 7 attack on Israel, the deadliest terrorist attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Yet, still today, we are in a moment in time where our Jewish neighbors are being…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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