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May
25
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross and a bicameral group of lawmakers introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2017 that will help working families by raising the federal wage from the current level of $7.25 to $15.00 an hour by 2024 and index the minimum wage to the median wage starting in 2025.
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May
24
2017
All twelve New Jersey U.S. House Representatives lauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $10 million grant to New Jersey Transit (NJT) to advance its implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) along its rail lines.
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May
24
2017
"The CBO score proves what we already knew: This latest version of TrumpCare is still a tax break for the very wealthy disguised as ‘care’ for American families."
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May
23
2017
“President Trump is again exposing his true priorities with this proposed budget – help for billionaires at the expense of hard-working American families."
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May
22
2017
The first place winner, Hannah Jin of Cherry Hill Township, submitted a painting titled “The Tale of the Yellow Ribbon.”
May
19
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross, member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after attending a classified bipartisan briefing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein regarding the firing of FBI Director Comey and investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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May
18
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s formal notice to Congress that it plans to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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May
17
2017
Co-Chairs of the Congressional Building Trades Caucus, Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and David McKinley (R-WV), along with the Construction Employers of America, commemorated Infrastructure Week 2017 and called for robust infrastructure investments at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
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May
17
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross introduced the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2017. This legislation highlights the need for bold investment in school infrastructure as a means to achieve greater educational equity, while breathing new life into communities and creating jobs.
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May
17
2017
Congressman Donald Norcross included a provision in the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act that extends the allowable use of funding for career-building programs.
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