News Releases
Jul
26
2017
Norcross Amendment Provides Additional Funding for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
“By providing additional resources for energy efficiency and renewable energy, we can better meet the needs of our 21st century economy."
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Jul
25
2017
“By passing this Act, the House is sending a strong message against aggression and also taking appropriate action to hold the Trump Administration accountable for policy changes involving these three countries."
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Jul
25
2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, eight years after the last federal minimum wage increase, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) – a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee and an electrician by trade – called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage at a news conference with a bicameral group of lawmakers and low-wage workers.
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Jul
24
2017
Dems Unveil 'A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future'
"Families in New Jersey and across the country are struggling to make ends meet, with stagnant wages and rising costs, and Democrats are fighting for a better deal."
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Jul
24
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross announced that the City of Camden will be receiving $750,000 in funding from the Department of the Interior’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program for a new waterfront park.
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Jul
18
2017
“With this budget, Republicans have made it clear that the America they live in belongs to billionaires and that hard-working American families must shoulder the burden."
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Jul
18
2017
This week, 48 Members of the New Democrat Coalition sent a letter to President Trump calling for a robust commitment to apprenticeship programs. The letter and outlines the importance of apprenticeships and urges the administration to maintain strong levels of funding for apprenticeship initiatives across the country.
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Jul
17
2017
“The document lays out the right goals in terms of labor rights, but I am much more interested in the follow through, particularly with this Administration. Unfortunately the plan repeats many of same the mistakes made in the TPP debate, so I remain deeply concerned."
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Jul
13
2017
“Republicans are once again trying to appease the extremists in their party and give billionaires a tax break, while taking healthcare away from millions of Americans."
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Jul
13
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross strongly opposed an amendment that would have undermined the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage law, which helps provide family-sustaining wages for workers and local economies. The amendment failed by a vote of 242 to 183.
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