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April 7, 2020

CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, located in Camden, has been awarded a $9.2 million grant through an open competition from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). This five-year award keeps Coriell in place as the steward of the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository, a world-renowned collection of high-quality cell lines and DNA samples representing genetic diseases, distinct human populations around the world, and more.

Issues: Education

April 1, 2020

CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and the New Jersey and New York Congressional delegations, including Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expedite the awarding of funds for hospitals and health care providers as appropriated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The stimulus package includes $100 billion to ensure hospitals and health care providers have the adequate resources to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.


April 1, 2020

CHERRY HILL, NJ - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined with leadership from Cooper University Health Care and Virtua Health, as well as officials from the Camden County Freeholder Board and the Camden County Health Department at the opening of a new drive-up COVID-19 testing site in the city of Camden.


March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined the entire New Jersey Congressional Delegation today in calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a third federally-backed COVID-19 testing site that would expand access to testing to residents throughout the state.


March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – a $2 trillion federal relief package to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic:


March 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) sent a letter today to Attorney General William Barr asking that the Department of Justice take aggressive action to protect American consumers from price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some retailers have taken steps to maintain access to items such as hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies, there has been an increase in reports of merchants over charging customers for these essential items.


March 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement on the Administration's decision to grant a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of New Jersey.

"With the Major Disaster Declaration, New Jersey is now eligible for additional federal resources and support to combat the coronavirus outbreak and help our residents," said Congressman Norcross. "South Jersey health care workers have been on the frontline during this difficult time, and we will continue to fight for the resources and equipment they need."


March 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined the New Jersey Congressional Delegation in writing a letter to President Trump, supporting Governor Phil Murphy's request for a Major Disaster Declaration to make New Jersey eligible for additional federal resources to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

"The federal government needs to provide support for our state and municipalities who have been frontline responders during this difficult time," wrote members of the delegation.


March 24, 2020

NEWSLETTER:

As we continue to learn more information about COVID-19 each day, it is important that we all stay informed and are aware of the next steps to battle the outbreak.

While the information we have on COVID-19 continues to change rapidly, I would like to provide you all with an update on the steps our local community is taking, as well as the response from Congress.

We're In This Together


March 20, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) met with a ShopRite executive in South Jersey today to discuss the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic and to discuss the impact it's had on ShopRite's business and the measures they have taken to help keep employees and patrons safe.