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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...The 250,000-square-foot facility, located adjacent to Campbell Soup Co.'s world headquarters, is more than double the size of the automaker's previous base in Cherry Hill and will bring more than 550 employees from four sites onto one campus.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced the City of Camden will receive $400,000 in federal funding to assess, clean up and redevelop properties, while protecting public health and the environment. The funding was made available through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Program, which provides funding and assistance to transform blighted sites into assets that can generate jobs and spur economic growth.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the below statement following his vote against the Republican's hypocritical Balanced Budget Amendment:
"Republicans either have short-term memories or are being purposefully hypocritical to fool the American people. After adding over $1.4 trillion to the federal deficit to give their billionaire backers tax breaks, it is painfully deceptive to now pledge fiscal responsibility.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – On Equal Pay Day, the date that signifies the extra time that women must work just to earn what their male counterparts did in the year before, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) strongly urges Congress to pass legislation that ensures women receive equal pay for equal work.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that 16 areas in New Jersey's First Congressional District have been designated "opportunity zones" and will have pathways opened to kick-start economic revitalization.
An "opportunity zone" is a newly-created designation by the United States Treasury that will encourage investment in specific neighborhoods throughout New Jersey and the country. Norcross' announcement follows approval from the Treasury Department of the nominations put forward by the State of New Jersey and Governor Phil Murphy.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today issued the following statement on the fiscal year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act:
"This $1.3 trillion budget was negotiated behind closed doors and released at the eleventh hour with no time for real consideration. After five Continuing Resolutions and two government shutdowns, Republicans still waited until the last minute to fund vital programs for South Jersey's families and provide predictability for our nation's military. This is no way to conduct business and the American people deserve better.
LANHAM, MD – Today, a bipartisan group of members of the House Education and Workforce Committee toured the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) in Lanham, MD, which is jointly run by Local Union 26 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Washington, D.C. chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Congressman Donald Norcross, who began his career as an apprentice electrician, helped organize and lead the tour that included eight other bipartisan members of the Education and Workforce Committee.
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..."My electrical apprenticeship training allowed me to learn-and-earn, so I could support a young family while learning a trade. It set me on a path toward a fulfilling, family-sustaining career, and it ultimately led me to serve in Congress," said Congressman Norcross.
...Norcross is the only electrician in Congress and worked for years installing and restoring power for New Jersey homes, businesses and industrial sites before being elected to Congress.
CAMDEN, NJ - During the first week of Women's History Month, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee - hosted a conversation on Women in the Workforce: Raising Voices, Raising Pay with New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor Phoebe Haddon and New Jersey Assemblywoman Gabby Mosquera. (Click here to view or download photos.