Press Releases
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the passing of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Smith – age 22 of Cherry Hill, New Jersey – who was one of the sailors on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain when it collided with an oil tanker this week:
"Kenneth Smith is an American hero – and both New Jersey and our country lost a great young man this week.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on the passing of NJ State Senator Jim Whelan:
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, Senator Jim Whelan.
"I had the honor of working with Jim for years both as a labor advocate and a fellow state legislator, and always knew him to be honest, hard working, thoughtful and sincere.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Rowan University's School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) has been awarded a $304,510 federal grant by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration (HHS) to provide assistance to an Area Health and Education Center (AHEC) in Camden. The grant will allow hundreds of New Jersey students to properly train for primary care careers in rural and underserved areas.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, on the day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) formally begins, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), issued the following statement:
"NAFTA must first and foremost benefit American workers. The Trump Administration can accomplish that goal by having an open and transparent process and that includes the voices of working people.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement condemning the violence and white supremacy in Charlottesville, VA:
"Hate, violence, bigotry, racism and anti-semitism have no place in our country.
"White supremacists caused this violence -- it isn't a situation that has 'many sides' -- and it must be loudly condemned as such. We must never accept violence and hatred in our communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that a Gloucester Township Fire Department has been awarded a $153,214 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.
This SAFER grant will allow the Fire District 4 department to add a fifth full-time firefighter, with a fair salary and benefits, to their staff, which includes nearly 30 volunteers.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, led by Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Annie Kuster (D-NH), Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), is encouraged by President Trump's announcement that he is declaring the opioid epidemic a National Emergency. The Task Force is urging Congress and the Administration to work together to ensure that the Public Health Emergency Fund has the resources to take on the crisis.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, led by Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Annie Kuster (D-NH), Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), is calling on Congress and the Administration to take immediate, meaningful action to address the opioid epidemic. The Task Force is committed to working in a bipartisan way and with the Administration to advance solutions to this national crisis.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Ahead of President Donald Trump's briefing on the opioid epidemic this afternoon in New Jersey, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Vice-Chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, announces the Improve Addiction Education Act and encourages the Administration to support the plan.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02), Vice-Chair and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, sent letter to President Trump calling for action to address the opioid epidemic. The letter comes following the initial findings of The Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which was released after the commission missed two self-imposed deadlines.