America's Workers
Our national workforce keeps our country running and provides invaluable services we often take for granted. Nobody should have to work multiple jobs or extraordinary hours to provide for their family, save for retirement or feel financially secure. As an electrician by trade, I know the best social program in the world is a job and I believe every worker must have an opportunity to succeed, which starts with fair pay. Women have made great strides in history, but it’s time they receive equal pay for equal work and the opportunity to maintain a work and family balance. We need to ensure working families have fair wages, safe working conditions, and a voice in the workplace.
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted to pass H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act, and H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, to create a $50 billion Child Care Stabilization fund and invest in child care so that providers across New Jersey have the resources they need to safely reopen. Without adequate investments in the child care industry, families across the country will be unable to return to work.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), Chair of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), ensured America would bring manufacturing and high-quality jobs back home by authoring provisions in H.R. 6395 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) to enhance 'Buy American' standards for major defense acquisition programs.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ DOL) will receive over $450,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to improve and expand their Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) model by strengthening the national apprenticeship system, promoting system alignment and partnership and improving data sharing and data integrity. New Jersey was one of 42 states and U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and David B. McKinley, P.E (R-WV) led a group of 128 lawmakers by introducing a resolution to designate July 10, 2020, as Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted yes to H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a transformational $1.5 trillion investment in American infrastructure that will create millions of jobs, take bold action on the climate crisis and address disparities in urban, suburban and rural communities across our country. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives and now awaits action in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today sent a letter urging Senate and House leadership to increase funding dedicated to supporting the unique needs of the children of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of the next Congressional relief package.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today joined House Democrats in releasing the text of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. The Moving Forward Act marks a transformational investment in American infrastructure that will create millions of jobs, take bold action on the climate crisis and address disparities in urban, suburban and rural communities across our country.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted in favor of the Heroes Act, a comprehensive relief package to support essential workers, help our families and local businesses, and expand testing and tracing resources to fight the disease and responsibly reopen our economy.
Congressman Norcross released the following statement after the bill's passage through the House:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), Andy Kim (D-NJ-03), John Garamendi (D-CA-03) and Paul Cook (R-CA-08) joined together to introduce the bipartisan Put Our Neighbors to Work Act, legislation that would create more opportunities for local hiring from military construction projects.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced plans today to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives to make Workers Memorial Day a federal holiday. Workers Memorial Day is observed annually on April 28 to remember those who have died on the job, and to renew efforts to create safer working conditions for all workers.