Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) has been appointed by Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve as the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee's Parliamentarian for the 116th Congress. This is Norcross' third consecutive appointment to the committee that shapes and implements the party's agenda, advises the Caucus on important issues and assigns members to committees.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross – a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, an electrician by trade and original co-sponsor of the Raise the Wage Act of 2017 – issued the below statement following the introduction of legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in New Jersey by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin:
CAMDEN, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross participated in the grand opening ceremony for American Water's new headquarters in the City of Camden and applauded the $200,000 donation from the American Water Charitable Foundation to the Camden City School District.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that four members of the Haddonfield Memorial High School (HMHS) Computer Science Club have won the 2018 Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey's First Congressional District.
The junior and senior high school students – Julian George, Dmitry Selin, Pierre Yan and Yaodong Yu – created the Haddonfield Nutrition app that empowers students and parents to learn more about the nutritional content in schoo lunches.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 351, issued the below statement on the passing of Edwin (Ed) Hill, the IBEW's International President Emeritus:
"I join my brothers and sisters in labor in mourning the loss of one of our greatest leaders, Ed Hill, and I send my prayers to his family at this difficult time.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Robins' Nest, Inc. in Glassboro, New Jersey has been awarded a $2,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a new Recovery and Housing Program to provide housing and support services for 300 homeless individuals with substance-use disorders. The funding will be provided in annual installments over the next five years.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the below statement after President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed an agreement to authorize a new trade deal updating the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
"I've long-said that this deal must raise wages for workers, safeguard workers' rights and reduce outsourcing, but without strong enforcement mechanisms, it's like buying a safe without a lock.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross released the below statement on the work throughout the past nine months by the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions, of which he is a member:
"Millions of workers have earned their pensions and deserve safe, secure retirements. It's that simple. And, clearly, the men and women whose pensions are at risk are disappointed the issue remains unresolved.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) was unanimously elected to serve as Vice Chair and Liaison to Labor for Congressional Progressive Caucus in the 116th Congress.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), joined the crew on the long-running PBS television series This Old House to film episode 1706/3806 "Net Zero Blanket" (Jamestown, Rhode Island part 6 of 13). Norcross spoke with VoTech students about the importance of apprenticeships and assisted with electrical work.