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
The New York Times. By Nick Corasaniti
It is a small marker, a cast-iron sign proclaiming in large gold letters the weight of America's original sin: "Enslaved Africans Once Sold Here." The sign was unveiled on Monday in a park here, where the waters of the Delaware River once reached and where overcrowded ships arrived carrying people from Africa to be sold off as slaves.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on National Coming Out Day, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, led a letter urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stand against workplace discrimination. The letter specifically calls for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to protect gender identity and sexual orientation.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee - hosted a summit on Women in the Workforce in Haddonfield, NJ. The summit preceded an anti-choice debate that is forthcoming next week in the House of Representatives to deny medical care to women in desperate circumstances (H.R. 36).
The summit focused on policies that support and empower women in the workforce.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement as the Trump Administration formally announced it will end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after a six-month delay.
Since 2012, DACA has provided security for 800,000 young men and women who were brought to America as children. Without the program, New Jersey stands to lose nearly $1.6 billion per year.
"DACA improves the lives of young people who know no other country than America and it helps grow the American economy.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement as the Trump Administration formally announced it will end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after a six-month delay.
Since 2012, DACA has provided security for 800,000 young men and women who were brought to America as children. Without the program, New Jersey stands to lose nearly $1.6 billion per year.
"DACA improves the lives of young people who know no other country than America and it helps grow the American economy.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement condemning the violence and white supremacy in Charlottesville, VA:
"Hate, violence, bigotry, racism and anti-semitism have no place in our country.
"White supremacists caused this violence -- it isn't a situation that has 'many sides' -- and it must be loudly condemned as such. We must never accept violence and hatred in our communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of the third weekend of Pride parades around the country, U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of seventy-two Members of Congress in writing President Trump today to expressing 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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the 63rd anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and House Democrats introduced the Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined colleagues in introducing the Equality Act of 2017, which would add to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in all of the same areas of life that protect Americans on the basis of race, color, religion, and national origin.
Observer. By JT Aregood
...Rep. Donald Norcross (D-1) said at a town hall last week that his daughter in-law was nearly deported while serving as an active member of the military at a time when she and Norcross's son already had two American-born children and lived in Texas.