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, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on his YES vote on the fiscal year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, H.R. 244:
"Today's bipartisan vote is welcome news for the American people. I've been fighting to avoid a costly and reckless government shutdown, and today I voted for a bill that provides jobs, opportunity and security for South Jersey's families.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) led a bipartisan letter from members of the New Jersey delegation to the leaders of the House Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to fund and retail the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board in the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on the Administration's tax reform outline:
"It's no secret that we need tax reform. However, any tax reform plan needs to benefit working families and those who need tax relief the most, rather than solely benefiting special and corporate interests.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, led a letter to newly-confirmed U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta asking about his plans for the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor.
The Wage and Hour Division, more than any other agency in government, is charged with standing up for workers when their employer fails to play by the rules. As such, the lawmakers urged Secretary Acosta to keep the rights of American workers top-of-mind when making enforcement and budgetary decisions.
Courier-Post. By: Congressman Donald Norcross
April 27, 2017
While living in Camden, the great poet Walt Whitman wrote about "a City Invincible," and while we've adopted that motto, many forget he also wrote of a "City of Friends." It is this idea of friendship and community that, I believe, led us on a new path for Camden.
NJ.com. By: Rebecca Everett
April 22, 2017
CAMDEN — The City of Camden has found itself near the top of some undesirable lists over the years, including most dangerous cities.
But this week, the Camden metropolitan area was recognized for being at the top of a much more positive data set: It had the highest percent increase of jobs over the course of a year.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement on Camden's 3.7% increase in employment throughout the past year.
MADISON, WI - U.S. Reps. Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) held a "Future of Work, Wages, and Labor" discussion at the UW-Madison with academic professionals, policy makers, and labor representatives from around the country. This was the first Wisconsin event, hosted by Rep. Pocan, in a series of discussions and town halls that are being held this year in Congressional districts across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and David McKinley (R-WV) hosted a meeting of the Congressional Building Trades Caucus to discuss infrastructure issues and review the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, which rated America's infrastructure a D+.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) today introduced the 21st Century Energy Workforce Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to incentivize training for skilled energy industry jobs.