Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Chelsea Yang of Cherry Hill won the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for New Jersey's First Congressional District.
Chelsea, a rising junior at Cherry Hill High School East, titled her winning acrylic painting "A Meaningful Visit," and it depicts a daughter visiting the gravesite of her father, who served in the U.S. military. The painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, alongside the Committee Chair Robert "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Representatives Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and Abby Finkenauer (IA-01), introduced legislation to guarantee public-service workers in every state have the right to stand together and negotiate for fair wages and working conditions.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) – a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and House Armed Services Committee – voted in favor of H.R. 3055, a "minibus" package that contains five Fiscal Year 2020 bills that fund federal departments and agencies including those related to military construction, veterans, transportation, commerce, justice, science, agriculture, interior, environment and housing.
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed an amendment authored by Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) – members of the House Armed Services Committee – to improve road safety at military facilities such as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a request from U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for Camden, Gloucester and Burlington Counties. A severe storm is still ripping through South Jersey and roads are flooded and closed, PATCO service was suspended and cars have been overturned.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) called on Governor Phil Murphy to issue a major disaster declaration for Camden, Gloucester and Burlington Counties following the severe storm that is still ripping through South Jersey, leaving roads flooded and closed, PATCO service suspended and cars overturned. If granted, this declaration could trigger the release of federal funds to help communities.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) – a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and House Armed Services Committee – voted in favor of H.R. 2740, a $982.8 billion "minibus" package that contains four Fiscal Year 2020 bills that fund federal agencies including the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Defense.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross - a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor - celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Camden High School, which will be an approximately 270,000 square-foot school for around 1,200 ninth- through twelfth-grade students.
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), joined by Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), reintroduced the Supporting the Teaching Profession Through Revitalizing Investments in Valuable Educators (STRIVE) Act that addresses the country's real and growing teacher shortage by completely overhauling the current student loan forgiveness program and boosting financial assistance for teachers.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Chair of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee, voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). The act, which passed with a 33-24 vote out of Committee, builds a strong national defense, supports service members and strengthens America's workforce.