2025
2025-07-03 00:00:00+00
BROKE
Broke: Jefferson Van Drew: signed the April 2025 Medicaid red line, then voted for the cuts
On July 3, 2025, Jefferson Van Drew voted Yea on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Roll Call 190, passed 218-214) — legislation the Congressional Budget Office projected would cut roughly $1 trillion from Medicaid over the following decade and leave millions more Americans without health coverage. Only two House Republicans voted no; one, Brian Fitzpatrick, cited the bill's deeper Medicaid c…
2025-07-03
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: statement_vs_disclosure
Van Drew repeatedly pledged never to cut Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security, including in an April 2025 press release, but voted for H.R. 1 in July 2025. The nonpartisan CBO projected $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts from the bill. His defense that the bill 'does not cut' these programs is contradicted by the CBO analysis.
2025-04-14 00:00:00+00
PROMISED
Jefferson Van Drew: signed the April 2025 Medicaid red line, then voted for the cuts
On April 14, 2025, Jefferson Van Drew was one of twelve House Republicans who signed a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson stating they "will not support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations."
2022
2022-12-08
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: reversal
Van Drew voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in July 2022, then reversed to vote against the identical bill in December 2022. He cited religious liberty protections, but the December bill included the same religious liberty amendments that had earned his earlier support. This was a rare same-Congress flip on the same bill.
2019
2019-12-19
VOTED CONTRA
Vote contradicts: reversal
Van Drew told a constituent on November 30, 2019 that he would not vote for or support Trump. Less than three weeks later, he switched parties, visited the Oval Office, and pledged 'undying support' to Trump. This was a complete reversal of his stated political position within a three-week period, coinciding with his opposition to Trump's impeachment.
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