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As elected officials we take an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the First Amendment is crystal clear about the right of the people to peacefully assemble, particularly in the privacy of their own homes ahead of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the rest of the Holiday Season, said United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew.
MAYS LANDING- Today, Congressman Van Drew condemned the plan by Governor Phil Murphy to release thousands of prisoners early into South Jersey starting the day after the election. Cumberland county in South Jersey is home to several state prisons and would be disproportionately impacted by this move.
WASHINGTON-New Jersey congressmen Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew today introduced legislation to significantly increase the annual cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients after it was announced earlier this week by the Social Security Administration that the COLA effective December 2020 is going to be 1.3 percent.