STATEMENT FROM AMY KENNEDY IN RESPONSE TO JEFF VAN DREW’S SPEECH AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 

Brigantine, NJ –  Tonight, Jeff Van Drew took the stage at the Republican National Convention and spoke about why he switched parties. Amy Kennedy, candidate for Congress in NJ02, made the following statement in response:

“Tonight, as political payback for switching parties and pledging his undying support to Donald Trump, Jeff Van Drew took the stage at the Republican National Convention and tried to make the case as to why he made that choice.  My message to the people of South Jersey is…don’t be fooled.  The truth is that Jeff has changed.  He made the choice to abandon the people of South Jersey to serve his own political career instead of the families he was elected to represent.  Jeff Van Drew talks about American exceptionalism, but exceptionalism doesn’t come from playing politics or making speeches, it comes from compassion, from unity and community, from hard working people and from fighting for what’s right.  Now more than ever leadership and integrity matter.  When I’m in Congress, I will always fight to put working families and small businesses first.  I will fight for access to affordable healthcare and an economy that works for everyone.  I will fight to make sure that all voices are heard and valued, and I will never pledge my undying support to anyone other than the people of South Jersey.”

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