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Congressman Donald Norcross of Camden (D-01) spent Wednesday meeting with his constituents, many of whom are also parents, and he said each one had the same three questions.

The event was part of the alliance's second annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Festival. This year's version featured prominent speakers such as Congressman Andy Kim, the first Asian American congressman from New Jersey; Congressman Donald Norcross; Cherry Hill Mayor Susan Shin Angulo; and Christina Lu, a Philadelphia high-school student who intervened and became a victim of racially motivated attacks on a city train in November.

Carstarphen played emcee for the conference that included U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, Camden County Commissioner Al Dyer, state Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette and EPA Administrator Lisa Garcia.

Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st Dist., said the effort will "protect our neighborhoods from hazardous waste and polluted environments."

Norcross said he was "deeply troubled" by the report's findings.

Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., said he has never heard of an "honest mistake" causing a small business to go bankrupt and said the piece of legislation was meant to go after employers willfully engaging in wage theft. "The ones we are talking about today are intentional," he said, "and hurt real people."

For investors, the Lifetime Income For Employees Act may be the LIFE-line they need... The bill is seen as a major step forward in making sure Americans have access to lifetime income in their golden years. Representative Norcross said of the bill, "By creating 'individual pensions,' this legislation will provide hard-working Americans with a guaranteed income so they can retire with dignity."

"We have to be prepared that this could go on for some time," he said. "We see $4 now. It's $5.50 a gallon in California. This is a big, big problem, not only to the men and women we represent, but to our economy."