Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) led the New Jersey delegation in sending a letter to President Donald Trump requesting additional federal funding to expand coronavirus testing, surveillance and contact tracing in New Jersey.
The lawmakers called for prioritization of hotspots like New Jersey and the utilization of mobile testing to expand testing access. The Members also asked the President to reconsider Governor Murphy's application for an additional federal testing site in South Jersey.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted in favor of an interim emergency coronavirus relief package, which will provide emergency resources to increase testing, support hospitals and health care providers and includes additional assistance for small businesses.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that South Jersey health care facilities will receive over $2,500,000 in federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – a $2 trillion federal relief package passed by Congress in late March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement on the passing of Martha Wilson:
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that Rutgers University–Camden will receive $188,253 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project titled "RAPID: Factors Contributing To Sequence Conservation in the SARS-CoV-2 Genome." This research will investigate the biology of COVID-19 and its interactions with the human host to stem the spread of the disease and mitigate its devastating impacts on the global human population.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement on the passing of Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey President Dominick Marino:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) and Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) today led a bipartisan letter cosigned by the entire NJ Congressional Delegation to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Leader Kevin McCarthy, Leader Mitch McConnell and Leader Chuck Schumer as part of their effort to amend the critical COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program to include both labor and business member organizations, allowing them to tap into the loan program and sustain staff during the economic crisis.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement on the passing of Judge Theodore Davis:
"I am saddened today by the passing of former Superior Court Judge Theodore Davis, whose leadership as Camden's Chief Operating Officer laid the groundwork for the city's progress over the last several years.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement today on the U.S. Department of Education's release of a plan for distributing $14 billion of the CARES Act funding to colleges and universities:
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement today on the recently-secured $630 million contract secured for the Philly Shipyard: