Jeff Van Drew Quotes

Our nation absolutely has what it takes to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic that's claimed tens of thousands of our loved ones. We have the talent, resources and technology.

I can help a lot of other people who've gone through the same thing by building a center that will help men and women who don't have the funds to take care of themselves and get the medical treatment.

I can act normally, and I can go out, but people around you don't act normally. If it was normal, I'd go out and have my dinner and nobody would be video-phoning me eating my dinner.

Texas is a great place to be rich and a terrible place to be poor. It's got the highest percentage of people without health insurance in the country. If you get injured on the job, good luck getting workers' comp. And God help you if you're poor and mentally ill.

We want nothing about what is said about abolishing property rights, rather we respect them. But work is the only property of workers, and therefore we want laws to protect the only property of workers, his manpower

American poverty is darkened by lonliness: poverty in so many poor countries …. Is brightened only by community. Helping people gain other people to lean on—not just offering cheaper health care and food stamps, tax cuts and charter schools—seems essential to making the American dream work …

We have all been impacted by COVID-19. Some of us have lost a loved one and others know those who are sick.

Oregonians expect the state to prioritize the health and well-being of them and their families.

People in Kansas and across the country are feeling the impacts of coronavirus both on their health and on their economic security. The CARES Act, which I voted for, is one small part of helping get them the relief they need.

We need a coordinated, citywide approach to make sure that everyone in San Francisco is sheltered and has access to the care they need.

Of course, health is the most important thing, but shutting down the entire economy for months is also not an option. Everyone should use their common sense.

Our local hospitals are the frontline of the fight against Coronavirus and I am proud to have worked with Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan and the administration to ensure our South Jersey hospitals have more of the resources they need.

The Coronavirus crisis is causing fear, anxiety and financial hardship for families across our community, our state and our nation.

Legislation is about three fundamental things - affordability, access, and quality. That's what the American people want.

Every one of us has a small but critical part to play in the battle against coronavirus. From washing our hands to wearing a face covering on public transport and in shops, every time we take one of these actions, we push the virus further into retreat.

A respiratory pathogen may pose an asymmetric risk to America, given our culture, economy and federalist system.

COVID-19 is a national crisis, and we need a national response to address it.

Countries that want to achieve sustainable growth must cater for diverse forms of work and consider the rights of all workers.

Covid spreads too easily to think it can be confined to the young.

The National Guardsmen and women in New Jersey have been on the front lines of our fight against COVID-19.

We must remember that coronavirus is a new disease, which presents new challenges.

We must not let the response to the coronavirus crisis make the climate and inequality crises even worse.

I think we need to make access to mental health services a priority in the obesity strategy, too.

South Carolina is a 'right to work' state - a misnomer of a phrase, as the laws limits union representation of workers. It does does not guarantee workers a job or fair wages and conditions.

I took coronavirus very seriously.