Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) welcomed television personalities, construction workers and apprentices from This Old House to Washington, DC for a conversation on addressing the skills gap in America through apprenticeships. (Click here to view or download photos from the event.)

WASHINGTON, DC – Following reports that President Trump is sending Congress a rescission package that takes away $107 million for Hurricane Sandy relief and $7 billion from the Children's Health Insurance Program, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), issued the below statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – Following the announcement from President Donald Trump that he is pulling the United States out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the below statement:

"Iran must never be allowed to become a nuclear threat to the world. Not now. Not ever. Two years ago, I voted against the JCPOA because it was too narrowly focused and lacked a clear approach on preventing further destabilization in the region.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and David Brat (R-VA), members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced H.R. 5679, the Jobs Plus Recovery Act, which incorporates job training into drug addiction recovery programs.

Specifically, the bipartisan legislation establishes a pilot program to give addicts access to job training services during the recovery process, helping lower the likelihood of relapse and providing a boost for our local economies.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that South Jersey communities will receive $12,833,718 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide affordable housing and assistance services, improving security for residents and helping local economies thrive.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) applauded the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee's passage of legislation to help those struggling with the disease of addiction. The legislation includes provisions originally introduced and supported by Norcross.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced the City of Camden will receive $400,000 in federal funding to assess, clean up and redevelop properties, while protecting public health and the environment. The funding was made available through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Program, which provides funding and assistance to transform blighted sites into assets that can generate jobs and spur economic growth.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Evan Jenkins (R-WV) and Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), members of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, introduced the STOP (Surveillance and Testing of Opioids to Prevent) Fentanyl Deaths Act to address one of the most pressing public health dangers in the country. The STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act would create grant funding to assist states and municipalities in identifying fentanyl in both fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses.