What makes today truly historic is the legal establishment of the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace. It is a real big deal for south Jersey, but it is also a real big deal for the United States of America. The…
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.
Thirty-nine million for the William J. Hughes Technical Center infrastructure sustainment.
This year's FAA reauthorization includes provisions that will codify South Jersey's William J. Hughes Technical Center, thereby making it permanent.
I request the committee match these levels by providing the following funds from the FAA facilities and equipment account: $23.4 million for the technical center laboratories.
Let's be clear, when agencies delay or fail to comply with Congressional subpoenas, they're obstructing our ability to legislate and address the issues affecting the citizens we serve, period.
Let's understand it. Let's not look at the shiny object. Let's look at the real world here. People on the terror watch list are in this country. We don't know where they are or who they are.
Any Americans that are watching this--and I don't how many are, to be honest with you--they don't want to hear that answer. They want to hear the answer that I want: Where are they? What are they doing? Are we safe? That's the real deal…
Yes, but initially we were told six months, and the answer is on 85 percent. That's such an egregious statement to make, this is just not sufficient, and that's why we actually put forward a subpoena to get the real information.
They are afraid to do their job in Philadelphia. That is the issue we are talking about today.
I don't want us to lose what the focus of this hearing is, and we have to keep our eye on the ball.
They are scared, and they are not only--let me just give the 1,000-pound elephant, or whatever. They are not all white.





