National Security

We must do everything we can to ensure service members, veterans, and their families are cared for in return for their service to our country. Proper defense budgeting ensures our soldiers are best equipped to get the job done. Maintaining the readiness of our military also ensures our national defense. Supporting South Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst not only supports our national security needs, but it also employs 44,000 civilians and military personnel.

I also have a personal commitment to the unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel, our closest ally in the Middle East and the region’s only democracy. I am proud to serve on the Armed Services Committee to ensure our military, allies, and strategic partners can meet domestic and security threats to our shared democratic values.

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Norcross Surveys Military Threats from Europe to Iraq
February 24, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Donald Norcross traveled with a bipartisan congressional delegation to Munich, Afghanistan and Iraq to meet with world leaders and visit New Jersey troops serving on the front lines.

Issues: National Security
Norcross Demands Action from DHS & DOJ on JCC Bomb Threats
February 22, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Donald Norcross is asking the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to address recent bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers across the country.

Issues: Civil Rights National Security
Congressman Norcross Calls for President to Suspend Flynn
February 13, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) is calling on President Donald Trump to suspend National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and end his security clearance. The call follows reports Flynn may have made a secret deal with Russia's ambassador, before President Trump took office.

Issues: National Security
Congressman Norcross Appointed to Defense Subcommittees
February 8, 2017
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) has been appointed to serve on two House Armed Services subcommittees with jurisdiction over the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and our nation's nuclear weapons.

Issues: National Security
Congressman Norcross Opposes Immigration Executive Order
January 30, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the administration's executive order on immigration, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement:

Issues: Civil Rights National Security
Trump executive orders draw varied response from Burlington County's congressmen
January 29, 2017
In The News

Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky

...Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st of Camden, joined the demonstrators at the airport and released a statement condemning the executive orders.

..."We all agree we need to keep our nation safe, but this executive order does not accomplish that goal or represent who we are as Americans," Norcross said.

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Issues: Civil Rights National Security
Congressman Norcross Announces Service Academy Nominations
January 27, 2017
Press Release

BLACKWOOD, NJ. –On Thursday, Congressman Donald Norcross joined with South Jersey high school students and their families to announce and congratulate the region's 2017 military service academy nominees.

Students wishing to attend one of the nation's four military service academy must receive a nomination from his or her representative, senator or the vice president. This year, 28 students were selected by a committee of community leaders to receive nominations to the Air Force Academy, Military Academy at West Point, Merchant Marine Academy and the Naval Academy.

Issues: Education National Security
Norcross: Russia Acted to 'Undermine' American Democracy
January 15, 2017
In The News

Observer. By JT Aregood

...Norcross said Monday that he agrees with the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusions.

..."The Russian government acted to undermine the very fabric of our democracy," Norcross continued. "This is not a partisan red or blue issue, this is an American issue. Ignoring or denying the facts, or even dismissing their importance, is a serious mistake. We must work together, fully investigate what happened, bring the truth to light, and respond as Americans in defense of the values and freedoms we all hold dear."

Issues: National Security
Congressman Norcross Statement Following Classified Report and Briefing on Russian Hacking of 2016 Election
January 14, 2017
Press Release

CAMDEN, N.J. – After receiving a classified briefing and reviewing the classified report on Russian hacking of the 2016 election, Congressman Norcross released the following statement:

"Yesterday, I attended a classified briefing on the intelligence report titled Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections. The report was presented to members of Congress by National Intelligence Director James Clapper, FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers.

Issues: National Security
KC-46 Coming to Joint Base; Securing Thousands of New Jersey Jobs
January 12, 2017
Press Release

Washington, D.C. –Today, the United States Air Force announced a fleet of new Boeing KC-46 air-refueling tanker planes will be based at New Jersey's Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst. The major news follows years of work by Congressman Norcross to bring the fleet to the state.

Issues: America's Workers National Security