Civil Rights

As the leader of the free world, we must set an example by practicing what we preach. We must protect freedom of speech and religion and guarantee freedom from persecution. We must ensure no one faces discrimination in the classroom or workplace. This should be true for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual identity.

I am a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights as a member of the Equality Caucus and have championed equal pay for women and protecting pregnant workers from discrimination.

Lastly, I think that it is the voices of the people—not the bank accounts of Wall Street and wealthy individuals—that should determine the outcomes of our elections and the policies of our government. That is why I support fixing our democracy by getting big money out of politics and protecting voting rights.

More on Civil Rights

Norcross, Menendez Discuss Health Care Fight ahead of Trump SCOTUS Pick
July 9, 2018
Press Release

CAMDEN, NJ – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, today visited CAMcare's Gateway Health Center where they vowed to continue fighting against the Trump Administration's continued efforts to undermine women's access to health care. With the recent announcement of Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the U.S.

Issues: Civil Rights Health Care
U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross visits South Jersey site where immigrant children are housed
July 8, 2018
In The News

Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky

..."What I saw today when I visited was a home ... It was not a warehouse," Norcross, D-1st of Camden, said during an afternoon news conference with the leaders of the Center for Family Services, the social services nonprofit that is caring for the children.

Issues: Civil Rights
After Being Disallowed to Visit Children in South Jersey, Norcross Helps Introduce Legislation to Allow Immediate Visits to Separated Children
June 29, 2018
Press Release

CAMDEN, NJ - Today, at a press conference at a U.S. District Courthouse, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) described the obstacles he faced scheduling an immediate visit to separated children in South Jersey and announced legislation he helped introduce to ensure that Members of Congress can fulfill their constitutional oversight duties by visiting federal facilities.

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross, Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Trump to Protect LGBT Rights
June 28, 2018
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of the final weekend of Pride month around the country, Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and David Cicilline (RI-01) led a group of 47 Members of Congress in writing President Trump to express dismay at his Administration's failure to recognize LGBT Pride Month, and to share broad concerns regarding efforts to turn back the clock on LGBT rights. This lapse marks a break in long-running precedent of White House recognition of LGBT rights during the month of June, and follows a series of harmful policy decisions that have adversely affected the LGBT community.

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights
N.J. congressman blocked from visiting immigrant children held in his district
June 20, 2018
In The News

NJ.com. By Jonathan D. Salant

...Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st Dist., said he was told by the Department of Health and Human Services that there was a two-week waiting period before he would be allowed to visit the children cared for by the Center for Family Services, a social services agency based in Camden.

..."The public's representative has a right to visit these children and make sure they are being treated well and that efforts are being made to reunify them with their families," Norcross said.

Issues: Civil Rights National Security
Norcross touts bill allowing oversight of migrant kids
June 8, 2018
In The News

Courier Post. By Phaedra Trethan

...U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross called this "a moment in U.S. history when we have to reflect on who we are and what we stand for."

...Though he has "utmost faith in Center for Family Services," the South Jersey agency housing some migrant children and a widely respected nonprofit, Norcross added that it is still his responsibility as an elected official to verify those children are safe and well cared for.

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross: US Should Follow NJ's Lead on Equal Pay Day
April 10, 2018
Press Release

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.

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights
Camden Reverend Reflects on Recent Civil Rights Movement Pilgrimage
April 4, 2018
In The News

SNJ Today.

...A local reverend reflects about a recent trip he made with Congressman Donald Norcross, where they learned more about the Civil Rights movement, and the legacy Dr. King left behind.

...Together, Collins and the Norcross walked across with thousands of others, including Congressman John Lewis, following in the footsteps of men and women before them.

Click here to read the full article.

Issues: Civil Rights
Norcross Hosts Conversation on Women in the Workforce: Raising Voices, Raising Pay
March 5, 2018
Press Release

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.

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights
Norcross, Tammy Murphy discuss women, workplace issues
March 4, 2018
In The News

Courier Post. By Phaedra Trethan.

Issues: America's Workers Civil Rights