Press Releases

BLACKWOOD, NJ – Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today to announce $14 million in additional Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to develop workforce development programs. The programs are designed to help businesses impacted by COVID-19 replenish their workforce and help jobless residents learn new skills that lead to successful reemployment.

CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the Center for Family Services (CFS), located in Camden, will receive a total of $1,861,524 in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The four grants will help CFS expand their capacity to help improve the health and safety of South Jersey families.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) in urging the Trump Administration to work with the State of New Jersey to ensure that an eventual COVID-19 vaccine is effectively and equitably distributed in the state. In writing to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert R. Redfield, the Democratic Members of the House of Representatives from New Jersey requested that the agency take every step necessary to ensure that federal, state, and local governments work together to effectively administer a COVID-19 vaccine.

EVESHAM, NJ – Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) joined Governor Phil Murphy today to announce $60 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) for the Local Government Emergency Fund to aid counties and municipalities that were excluded from the federal government's direct CRF allocation plan. The COVID-19 crisis has severely impacted county and local governments in New Jersey and they are facing increased costs in health benefits, health and human services, public safety, overtime, equipment and supply expenditures.

PARSIPPANY, NJ - Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), members of the House Armed Services Committee, visited Picatinny Arsenal on Tuesday. They received a briefing from Brigadier General Vincent Malone, Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal and Program Executive Officer, Armaments and Ammunition. Along with the briefing, they toured the new munitions disassembly complex site that broke ground in March 2020 and the facility for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery, which is in development at Picatinny, and met with Arsenal workforce leaders.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act – a package of bipartisan bills that authorizes major investments in the transition to a low-carbon future. It includes programs to develop and deploy renewable energy resources, improve the efficiency of our homes and businesses, electrify our transportation sector, modernize the grid and enhance its resiliency, prioritize the needs of environmental justice communities and reduce carbon pollution from industrial and traditional sources.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted to advance the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, legislation that invests more than $3.5 billion to create nearly one million new apprenticeship opportunities over the next five years. Norcross is a lead sponsor and author of the bill along with his fellow House Education in Labor Committee members Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53) and Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03). The proposal marks a historic investment in workforce training as the nation continues to face record-level unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: