Jeff Van Drew

Instead of tackling real issues that impact the true stakeholders of USDA, it is unfortunate that some of our colleagues continue to play politics.

Last Wednesday, the south Jersey Cumberland County College baseball team beat their rivals 11-7, winning the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 3 World Series championship. This achievement is the first national…

Joanne Reagan of Joanne Reagan Dance Studios in Cold Spring, New Jersey, celebrated her 50th year teaching dance over the weekend. She started training at only 8 years of age. Joanne Reagan Dance Studios is founded on belief in the…

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I appreciate being allowed to speak to the Members of the House. On May 8, 2015, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft proclaimed Cape May County a Coast Guard Community, an honor claimed by only 18 cities and only one other county…

Right now, we are in the season where folks are deciding where to go to college. A big factor in that decision is their financial aid package. The skyrocketing cost of college is saddling many with outrageous student loan debt. The…

From the moment of their founding in 1882, the Knights of Columbus have made charity their first principle. Their Liberty Council 1910, based at the parish of the Holy Cross in Bridgeton, New Jersey, is made up of a diverse group of men of…

In 2016, however, the Service, under the previous administration--this, again, was the previous administration-- inexplicably reversed this exception and concluded that sand from Hereford Inlet could no longer be used for beach nourishment…

Is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service able to still bring enforcement actions against companies that incidentally kill birds?

I am going to keep my questions focused on one topic, which is the Coastal Barrier Resource Act, also known as COBRA.

COBRA prohibits all Federal expenditures on units of the coastal barrier resource system, except for a few clearly defined exceptions, which are found in section 6 of the statute.

In a perverse way, COBRA has the potential to have the opposite effect of its goal in this case.

Thank you very much.

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to the Members of the House. As a dentist, I have a firsthand understanding of the American healthcare system and the need to make it both accessible and affordable. I have seen the high costs of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, after line 23, insert the following new paragraphs (and redesignate the subsequent paragraph…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Levin of California The Acting…

My amendment would add to the findings of the importance of averting, minimizing, and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events. It is well known that extreme weather…

In light of the recent terror attacks throughout the world and in our country, many people are very, very fearful. The Nation and the Jewish community mourn another senseless attack after the shooting in California during the Passover…

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew) that the House suspend the rules and…

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak about an outstanding member of south Jersey. Ceil Smith of Salem County has served south Jersey's community for many years as the editor of the South Jersey Times south edition, founder of The…

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew) that the House suspend the rules and…

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.