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January 6, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross joined more than 170 of his House colleagues in introducing the Protecting Our Democracy Act to create an independent commission to investigate foreign interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and how we can prevent interference in future elections.


January 5, 2017

Washington, D.C. -Donald Norcross (NJ-01) was appointed to serve on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today. A lifelong union member himself, Norcross requested to serve on the committee to represent New Jersey labor and working families. Norcross is expected to be the only member of New Jersey's congressional delegation to serve on the committee.


January 3, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Donald Norcross was sworn into the 115th Congress, today, and began his second full term with a renewed promise to focus on local issues and fight for American workers.

"As a lifelong resident of South Jersey, it's an honor to represent the First Congressional District in Congress," Norcross said. "I intend to build on the successes of the past two years – there's still much more work to be done."


December 30, 2016

Bellmawr, NJ-Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today demanded the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) immediately re-examine efforts to preserve an historically significant home in Bellmawr Borough.


December 21, 2016

Camden, NJ-Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced a $30 million U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Award for Center for Family Services, Inc. (CFS) in Camden, New Jersey.

Issues: Education

December 13, 2016

Camden, NJ- Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced a $13.2 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant awarded to the Housing Authority of the City of Camden for the City's Mt. Ephraim South neighborhood.


December 9, 2016

Camden, NJ-Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced a $432,484 Federal Home Loan Bank of New York 2016 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant for the construction of the new, low-income Branch Village Midrise residences in the City of Camden.


December 8, 2016

Washington, DC- Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement in response to Congress passing another continuing resolution to fund the federal government:


December 8, 2016

Washington, DC- Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement after the passage of the bipartisan Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, which is part of a larger water resources bill known as the Water Resources Development Act:

Issues: Environment

December 6, 2016

Washington, DC- Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement in response to Rutgers University-Camden Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs report: Is South Jersey Getting Its "Fair Share" of Public Goods? which concluded: "...counties in the South of Jersey are far less likely than those in the North or Central regions to receive public goods, either as state aid, state assumption of project costs within the county, or general public benefits like transportation