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 - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), who serves on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and as a Democratic Assistant Whip, expressed strong support for the new Democratic agenda to make the economy work for all Americans - not special interests or just the wealthiest few.
NBC Philadelphia. By Brendan Gee
...Congressman Donald Norcross announced the program Monday and sees a lot of potential for the project.
..."This investment will bring new construction jobs to the area – and will help provide the people in South Jersey with a safe place to relax, exercise and spend time with their families," said Congressman Norcross. "Camden is thriving – it's getting safer, it's getting greener and there are more jobs – and I look forward to even more people joining me in calling Camden home."
By Donald Norcross
I've worked for minimum wage. I was also once a young single dad raising my son and having to balance work, family life and a checkbook. Back then it was hard. Today, for far too many Americans, it's nearly impossible.
I went on to complete an apprenticeship, becoming an electrician, and then spent my adult life fighting for working families through the labor movement.
NJ.com. By Donald Norcross
...I know that the best social program in the world is a good job with fair wages and the dignity that comes with it. Now serving in Congress, I can plainly say that raising wages is the moral issue of our time.
...First and foremost for me is raising your wages. I will keep standing up for every hard-working American who knows wages are too low and a rigged system is putting our families at risk. This is my mission, as it has been my entire career, and I look forward to the fight.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement in reaction to the House Republicans' latest budget proposal:
"With this budget, Republicans have made it clear that the America they live in belongs to billionaires and that hard-working American families must shoulder the burden.
"The cuts they're suggesting will fall heavily on programs serving low-income families, students struggling to afford college, seniors and people with disabilities.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, 48 Members of the New Democrat Coalition sent a letter to President Trump calling for a robust commitment to apprenticeship programs. The letter, led by Reps. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), and outlines the importance of apprenticeships and urges the administration to maintain strong levels of funding for apprenticeship initiatives across the country.
Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), issued the following statement on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation principles:
"The devil is in the details here and I plan to hold the Administration's feet to the fire on their promise to make NAFTA 'much better' for our country.
NorthJersey.com. By Herb Jackson
Norcross told the editorial board of The Record it was wrong that Republicans were talking tax cuts for "1 percenters" while the federal minimum wage — $7.25 an hour since 2009 — no longer covers basic living expenses.
"I'm coming from the position, and many of our colleagues are, that there is no corporate tax reform unless you link it to minimum wage," Norcross said.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, strongly opposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have undermined the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage law, which helps provide family-sustaining wages for workers and local economies. The amendment failed by a vote of 242 to 183.
Norcross' remarks on the Floor follow:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and David B. McKinley, P.E (R-WV) introduced H. Res. 430, a Resolution to designate July 10 as National Journeyman Lineman Day.