Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a $25 credit on electric bills for many customers this year, down from the $100 credit provided last year.

“Twenty-five dollars? Are you serious?” said Congressman Van Drew. “Families are opening electric bills that have gone up by hundreds of dollars, and the state’s answer is to cut last year’s $100 credit to just $25. Instead of sending families another one-time credit, the state should stop adding government-mandated costs and surcharges to electric bills every month. Reducing those costs would do far more than a one-time $25 credit ever will. New Jersey families do not want another temporary fix. They want lower electric bills.”

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), UFCW Local Unions across New Jersey, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and RWDSU Local 108 are celebrating the passage of the Fair Price Protection Act (A4085/S3612) through the New Jersey State Legislature, which would ban surveillance pricing and impose a moratorium on electronic shelf labels (ESLs) in grocery stores across New Jersey.

“The Fiscal Year 2027 budget delivers for New Jersey families and carries forward the progress we’ve made in the Legislature to make New Jersey a more affordable place to call home while being responsible stewards of the people’s money.

The General Assembly has passed Bill A2218, sponsored by Assemblywomen Shanique Speight, Ellen Park, Annette Quijano, and Luanne Peterpaul, which provides increased protections for patients seeking reproductive health care services and the medical professionals who provide that care. 

The legislation shows New Jersey’s commitment to health care access and comes at a time when other states are taking legal action against both individuals and providers seeking and administering reproductive health care services.

Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement after a new report from the Office of New Jersey’s Corrections Ombudsperson detailed overcrowding, extreme heat, and unsanitary conditions at Bayside State Prison in Cumberland County.

“For weeks, officials across New Jersey have been outraged over conditions at Delaney Hall,” said Congressman Van Drew. “They have held press conferences, staged protests, and demanded investigations. But now a state watchdog has documented overcrowding, extreme heat, and unsanitary conditions inside a prison by the State of New Jersey itself. Where is the outrage now? According to the report, inmates are living in overcrowded cells, eating meals on their beds because the dining hall is closed, and enduring temperatures that reached into the 90s. Meanwhile, the American correctional officers who show up to work every day are expected to do their jobs in these same conditions.