Press Releases
CAMDEN, NJ – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.-09), Donald Payne Jr.
Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) kept the pressure on Amazon at the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections hearing on the unsafe and untenable conditions warehouse workers face. Three Amazon warehouse workers died in New Jersey between July and August 2022.
Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Camden County will receive $201,480 in federal funding from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fund local community policing initiatives in South Jersey. Camden County's community policing model has contributed to a dramatic decrease in crime over the past decade. The grant will provide local law enforcement with resources to continue protecting families and building trust in the communities they serve.
Project Will Create Jobs, Improve Traffic Flow, Reduce Carbon Emissions
Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that the?U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide over $3.2 million in federal funding to help Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden and Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) train the next generation of health care workers and expand access to health care in South Jersey. Rutgers University will receive $245,872 to train and educate nurses, and RowanSOM will receive $3,000,000 to train community health workers and paraprofessionals.
Today at the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced a resolution he introduced in Congress to make the first Saturday of October each year National Animal Rescue Day.
Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the Space, Science and Technology Committee, announced that Rowan University will receive $1,773,024 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Specifically, Rowan University will receive $273,047 for research under the direction of Dr. Shen Shyang Ho, as well as $1,499,977 in federal funding for research directed by Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk.
U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement regarding his Parity Enforcement Act, which passed the House today as part of the Mental Heal Matters Act.
Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) memorialized former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. The speech, which will become part of the official congressional record, is below as written and may be viewed here.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will grant $270,000 in federal funding to Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM). The grant will increase their capacity to treat and raise awareness of endometriosis among women and curtail the disease of opioid addiction in South Jersey. Endometriosis is a chronic pain condition found in ovaries, fallopian tubes, or the intestines, which could lead to life-threatening complications and opiate use disorder.