Press Releases

WHARTON, NJ - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - Chair of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee - today toured Picatinny Arsenal, which plays a key role in developing and supporting the munitions of the U.S. Army and contributes to the state's economy, and received assurances from senior leadership on-site that the Army has no plans to shift Picatinny's critical mission set or high-tech jobs to another location.

CHERRY HILL, NJ – Following the announcement that the Atlantic City Rail Line will reopen on May 12, 2019 – two weeks ahead of the previously-set May 24 deadline – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the below statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross issued the following statement on his vote in favor of the Save the Internet Act, H.R. 1644:

"We need to preserve consumer freedom online, protect small businesses and promote competition – and the Save the Internet Act does all of these things. It balances our need to provide fairness for users and, at the same time, encourage innovation in the tech industry.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the below statement following the House vote to condemn the Administration's attacks on our health care system:

"Americans want and deserve affordable health care, but the Trump Administration is actively working to drive up prices and put coverage out of reach for millions by repealing the Affordable Care Act. Why would we ever want to rip coverage away from 30 million Americans and people with pre-existing conditions?!

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), David McKinley (R-W.Va) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2019. This bill establishes a new initiative to grow and expand highly successful Apprenticeship Hubs, which are organizations that help employers design, develop, and deliver registered apprenticeship programs.

WASHINGTON, DC – During the final week of Women's History Month and one week before Equal Pay Day, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives 242-187. Norcross co-sponsored the bill, which expands upon the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society will receive $207,500 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) NeighborWorks America program to help provide affordable housing in Camden.

NORFOLK, VA - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, and member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee - today participated in the keel laying ceremony for the USS New Jersey (SSN-796), which marks the beginning of the ship's construction.