Press Releases
PHILADELPHIA, PA - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, recently visited the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface Warfare Center in Philadelphia to witness the foundry pour of the propulsor mold for the first-ever Columbia-class submarine.
CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that two federally-qualified health centers in South Jersey will receive a combined total of $348,645 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Care Program. These grants will support disadvantaged South Jersey residents by empowering health care centers to continue their essential community services.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced $358,842 in federal grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for local fire departments.
PENNSAUKEN, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - an electrician by trade and a member of the House Education and Labor Committee - celebrated Labor Day at the annual wreath laying ceremony at the Peter J. McGuire Memorial at Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken. Peter J. McGuire is known as the 'Father of Labor Day,' and lived in Camden and was buried in Pennsauken.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that the US Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2.7 million to the Cooperative Business Assistance Corporation in Camden to provide loans to coronavirus-impacted small businesses.
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) celebrated Women's Equality Day and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment being signed into law at the Alice Paul Institute in Mount Laurel, where he was joined by Deirdre Webster Cobb, Chair of the Board of the Alice Paul Institute, Assemblywoman Carol Murphy and members of the Alice Paul Institute's Girls Leadership Council. Together, they also honored the life and work of hometown hero Alice Paul, who was instrumental in the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined current and retired postal workers, union leaders and local officials outside the United States Postal Service (USPS) distribution center in Bellmawr to highlight the urgent need to protect the Postal Service. The Postal Service is a pillar of our democracy, enshrined in the Constitution and essential for providing critical services: delivering prescriptions, Social Security checks, paychecks, tax returns and vote-by-mail ballots to millions of Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) joined Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Peter King and a group of 83 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing deep concerns about operational changes at the U.S.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that nine local nonprofits will each receive federal grants for a total of $823,000 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Fiscal Year 2020 Preparedness Grant. The grants allocated by the DHS assist states, local areas, tribal, territorial governments, nonprofit agencies and the private sector with their preparedness efforts.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) applauded the $1,718,593 grant awarded to New Jersey by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL announced today nearly $102.5 million in grants to 47 states and Puerto Rico through the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program. This annual formula grant provides funding to states for Training and Other Activities (TaOA), including training services, job search and relocation allowances, and employment and case management services to serve eligible workers affected by foreign trade.