Environment
We have a responsibility to our communities and our children to guarantee an environment that is clean and sustainable. This responsibility also presents opportunities to create jobs and grow our economy by inventing in, manufacturing, and installing clean energy technology and other sustainable solutions here in South Jersey, including offshore wind and solar. Environmentally sustainable policies and investments in renewable energy will create jones, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, and help address climate change.
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Donald Norcross of New Jersey, who chairs the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces panel, which oversees most Army programs, told CQ Roll Call in a statement that climate change "increases the risk of conflict over natural resources, causes destabilizing mass migration due to extreme weather events, and changes the terrain upon which the Army could be asked to operate.
Congressman Donald Norcross, who has been a strong proponent of New Jersey's burgeoning offshore wind industry, welcomed the news of the MOU and applauded the impact it will have on the South Jersey's economy.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement regarding his vote in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act:
"Today, I voted for the Build Back Better Act, a blue-collar blueprint for rebuilding the American middle class.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement regarding his attendance of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signing ceremony:
"Thanks to the collaborative work by the community and every level of government, (Camden) residents are reconnected with the waterfront through this remarkable park," said U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, who played a pivotal role in securing state DEP and federal EPA funds for the cleanup, as a state Senator and in Congress, respectively.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement regarding his vote in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:
GLASSBORO, NJ - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the Army Corps of Engineers-Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $5.2 million grant to Rowan University's Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES), the center's single largest award to date, to help the United States protect its national security interests in the Arctic region.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), who serves on the Energy Subcommittee and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, voted to advance portions of the Build Back Better Act. The bill, which advanced out of committee on a party-line vote of 21 – 17, is comprised of $45.51 billion in science, space, and technology funding. Congressman Norcross has been a champion of investing in key programs and research that will allow the United States to meet the challenge of climate change head-on.
PAULSBORO, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) hosted U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-12) for a roundtable discussion at Paulsboro Marine Terminal with wind energy producers, manufacturers and local officials about how South Jersey is becoming one of the premier wind energy hubs in the Northeast.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted to pass H.R. 4502, a package of seven government funding bills, focused on investing in America. The transformative investments in the bill will create good-paying American jobs, grow opportunity for middle class and small businesses and provide a lifeline for working families.