Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who represents all of Southern Ocean County save half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat, has explained his yes vote on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on Monday, Nov. 15.
Van Drew was one of just 13 Republicans in the House who voted yes. They have been attacked by members of the far right wing of that party for helping the Democrats pass the bill, which they couldn’t have done on their own because of defections…
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