Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) introduced legislation today to establish Workers' Memorial Day as a federal holiday to honor and remember America's workers who have been injured, become ill, and killed on the job.
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) re-launched the Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus today for the 118th Congress to advocate on behalf of the millions of men and women in the construction industry.
The Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus brings members of Congress together to discuss the issues that impact the construction industry. The caucus will work to expand opportunities to apprenticeship programs and job training programs across the country while supporting and protecting workers in the building trades.
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01), IBEW electrician and the co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, released the following statement today after a new report found that injuries experienced by Amazon warehouse workers are more frequent and severe than other workers in the industry:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean, Jr., (NJ-07), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Robert Menendez, Jr. (NJ-08), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chris Smith (NJ-04), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released the following statement on the faculty and staff strike at Rutgers University:
Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced more than $2.5 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) funding today to support five Rowan University studies and ensure that South Jersey remains a national leader in higher education and medical research and development.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced $503,471 in funding from the Department of Homeland Security to empower local fire departments to recruit firefighters and improve safety equipment in South Jersey.
The Bellmawr Fire Department will receive $23,809.52 to purchase life-saving equipment and the Stratford Fire Department will receive $479,662 to recruit and retain firefighters.
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Norcross (NJ-01) applauded Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the Department of Defense (DoD) today for adopting his measure to expand affordable childcare options and allow military families to access Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced a $1,144,121 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, a state-licensed health consortium that supports maternal and newborn care in South Jersey. This federal funding will help the organization address and eliminate racial disparities in maternal health among Black and Latina women.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) unveiled the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access (MOTA) Act (H.R. 1359).
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), co-founder of the Congressional Labor Caucus, released the following statement after President Biden announced the nomination of Deputy Secretary Julie Su to succeed Secretary Martin J. Walsh as Secretary of Labor.
"First, I want to thank Secretary Marty Walsh for his service to America's workers. His fierce determination and firsthand experience as a leader of the labor movement made him a respected, effective, and unflinching champion for hardworking people all across the country.