Jeff Van Drew

I think New Jerseyans are really wearing out.

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

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

These are not prepared notes, but I wanted to address a few of the things that the ranking member, Congressman Raskin, mentioned. It seems to me that from what I hear on the other side is everything but really dealing with and focusing on…

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…

I want to address one thing before we start. It was again mentioned about the bipartisan bill. The bipartisan bill was a bad bill. It didn't stop catch and release. It didn't expedite immediately to the country of origin. It didn't rebuild…

This individual then took a rock and bashed her head in until she was unrecognizable. Do you know what? Condolences aren't going to do it. I say it to my friend on the other side of the aisle, the ranking member. Feeling bad, feeling…

Possibly linked to a missing Iranian mothership

I read the rule. I had people read the rule a whole lot smarter than me.

The details of the rule, in my opinion, are insane.

Let's tell the truth. It's tell-the-truth time.

What's going on here is bad.

The main competition that we have is Russia and China.

How does this timeline affect the Service's ability to carry out its core missions in the Arctic?

I think most Americans would be surprised how big the gap is.

Peace through strength. I mean, we need the strength.

meeting presence with presence in the Arctic when it comes to competition with Russia and China.

I want it to sort of stop. I want to turn a new page.

We are behind. We are behind Russia. We are going to be behind China.

This can't--I don't want it to go on for another 10 or 20 or 30 years.

I believe that we have, but is this an avenue the Coast Guard has explored to help the high costs that are located by these bases?

Given the higher costs along the coast, it is evident, to me at least, that an increased CONUS COLA is something that would greatly benefit Coasties and servicemembers stationed in these areas.

The best way to create opportunity for those who don't have it is not by lowering standards.

Can we work together and get the Emerging Technology Accelerator in the fiscal 2026 FAA budget request? Can we do that?

The FAA codified the FAA Technical Center in statute. Statute means that the technical center, as you know, is now legally protected from predatory organizations or reorganizations, that it is locally controlled, and that it is the FAA's…