Press Releases
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow households in 13 new states, including New Jersey, the ability to order groceries online with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Beginning next week, New Jerseyans on SNAP will be able to shop for groceries online from Amazon starting May 27 and participating Walmarts, ShopRites and The Fresh Grocers starting on May 28.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted in favor of the Heroes Act, a comprehensive relief package to support essential workers, help our families and local businesses, and expand testing and tracing resources to fight the disease and responsibly reopen our economy.
Congressman Norcross released the following statement after the bill's passage through the House:
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that five local Public Housing Agencies (PHA) will receive $628,476 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) CARES Act Admin Fee Regular and Mainstream Voucher Program, which was allocated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, legislation passed by Congress in late March.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced $2,082,226 in federal funding for South Jersey as part of a total of $11,127,936 for the state of New Jersey from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand COVID-19 testing at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across the state. FQHCs are trusted providers for many in lower-income communities who need access to health care services.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined representatives from Del Monte Fresh Produce and Holt Logistics Corp. today to discuss their food donations to our local communities and the work they have done for our local food banks.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), Andy Kim (D-NJ-03), John Garamendi (D-CA-03) and Paul Cook (R-CA-08) joined together to introduce the bipartisan Put Our Neighbors to Work Act, legislation that would create more opportunities for local hiring from military construction projects.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing that the City of Camden and Cooper's Ferry Partnership, Inc. have been selected to receive $799,451 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. In addition, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority will receive $800,000 to support cleanup activities throughout the state, and the City of Jersey City will receive $500,000.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that Acenda Integrated Health, located in Glassboro, will receive approximately $3,352,000 in federal funding over the course of two years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for a Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grant.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced plans today to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives to make Workers Memorial Day a federal holiday. Workers Memorial Day is observed annually on April 28 to remember those who have died on the job, and to renew efforts to create safer working conditions for all workers.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development will receive up to $9,000,000, with $3,000,000 released initially, in funding for the National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) administered through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).