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January 10, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement on the passing of former Pennsauken Mayor Rick Taylor:


January 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement regarding the death of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani:

"No American will mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani, a terrorist responsible for the deaths of hundreds of our sons and daughters.

"Now President Trump and our military leaders must explain their strategy to avoid a broader conflict in the region that will endanger U.S. service members, civilians and allies like Israel.


December 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) this week joined Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to introduce H.R. 5475, the Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers (PROSPECT) Act. This important legislation would invest heavily in federal grants supporting childcare for student-parents at community colleges and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI's).

Issues: Education

December 19, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted in favor of both articles - Article I: Abuse of Power and Article II: Obstruction of Congress - of impeachment against President Trump.

"Today's events are a solemn reminder of our duty as Americans to protect the great democracy that our founders built.


December 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement announcing his intentions to vote in favor of articles of impeachment this week:

"This is a time of grave concern for all Americans. Over two years ago, I was one of the first Members of Congress to vote to advance an impeachment inquiry. Since then, I have withheld final judgement as I reviewed the facts and heard testimony from each witness.


December 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that two Haddonfield Memorial High School (HMHS) students have won the 2019 Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey's First Congressional District.

Issues: Education

December 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which will help bring down the cost of prescription drugs and level the playing field for American patients who are paying far more for their medicines than patients in other countries.

Issues: Health Care

December 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) – a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Chair of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee and member of the NDAA joint conference committee – applauded the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20). The bill is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by the President.


December 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) have awarded a total of $483,000 in grants to Rowan University's School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) for research into mental health and cancer.

Issues: Education

November 26, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Susan Wild (PA-07), both members of the House Committee on Education and Labor, joined today in announcing grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a collaboration between Rowan University and Lafayette College for research into environmentally sustainable materials. Rowan University will receive $138,000 from NSF and Lafayette College, located in Easton, PA, will receive $161,998 for a total of $299,998 in research funding.

Issues: Education