GOP Rep. to Americans struggling with rising costs: "Better just keep breaking your back and working hard"

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GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew to Americans struggling with rising costs:

"Better just keep breaking your back and working hard, maybe get yet another job."

Republican Congressman Under Fire for Telling Constituents to 'Get Another Job' Amid Gas Tax Increase

In a recent address to his constituents, Van Drew highlighted the compounding financial pressures facing families in the Garden State. While his supporters often praise his bluntness, his suggestion that citizens should essentially work themselves to the bone has been met with a wall of derision. The fallout has once again placed the spotlight on New Jersey's volatile political landscape and the deepening divide over economic policy.

The controversy began when Representative Van Drew spoke candidly about the fiscal burdens placed on New Jerseyans. He pointed to a series of automatic escalations in state-level expenses that have left many households struggling to keep pace with inflation.

'The list goes on and on of all the things. Our gas tax automatically increases in New Jersey, and by the way, so do our tolls and our fees automatically increase,' he said before sharing unsolicited advice to his constituents. 'I'm talking to my folks in New Jersey, my state, you better just keep breaking your back and working hard, maybe get yet another job.'

This suggestion of stacking jobs came at a time when the New Jersey gas tax increased by roughly £0.03 ($0.042) per gallon on 1 January 2026. The total tax rate on gasoline now sits at approximately £0.39 ($0.491) per gallon, making it one of the most expensive states for drivers in the country. For a resident commuting daily, these incremental increases in fuel, tolls, and miscellaneous fees can add hundreds of pounds to annual expenditures.

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/new-jersey-jeff-van-drew-backlash-gas-taxes-1790045

[raccoon]

1. Wow, what an asshole.

[Irish_Dem]

2. While he himself is on the federal gravy train.

[Buns_of_Fire]

3. Just like he does, right?

I mean, you have no idea how much work it is to keep up the lip-suction on *'s ass 24/7.

[CurtEastPoint]

4. And he was a DEM who became a PUBE

[Midnight Writer]

5. "I regret that I have but one life to sacrifice for the comfort of the oligarchs."

[leftstreet]

6. LOL he's already trying to walk it back

Congressman Jeff Van Drew
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Listen to the FULL clip for yourself.

I said it in the clip, and I'll say it again…

All of us in New Jersey had better start looking for an extra job because the Governor’s sanctuary state policies are going to bankrupt hard-working, legal citizens in favor of her hand-outs and protections for illegals.

That’s on top of the gas tax, rising tolls, and the fallout from bad energy policy.

Enough is enough.

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Nice self own