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WASHINGTON, DC – Following the announcement that Social Security recipients will receive a 2% cost-of-living increase next year, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced he is re-introducing the Seniors' Security Act to help seniors who are struggling to pay their medical bills.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the announcement from President Donald Trump that he will decertify 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. Unfortunately, the President's reckless decision to decertify Iran's compliance with the JCPOA could harm our alliances and embolden Iran.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross, Vice-Chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, provided testimony for the House Energy and Commerce Committee during Member Day on the opioid epidemic. The Member Day was set up as a platform for lawmakers from around the country to address the crisis and promote solutions.
Norcross noted: "More than 60,000 of our loved ones will die this year to the disease of addiction. This is a national emergency… Yet, many still refuse to call this a disease or an emergency."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on National Coming Out Day, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, led a letter urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stand against workplace discrimination. The letter specifically calls for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to protect gender identity and sexual orientation.
ROI-NJ. By Tom Bergeron
...Norcross said he loves manufacturing. Loves the idea of working with your hands to solve a problem or create a process to produce results. Always has.
..."All you have to do is look to the trades for a model that works," he said. "This isn't rocket science here, it literally has been going on since the times of Christ, when you're handing down to the next generation skills that you used.
NJ.com. By Jonathan D. Salant
...Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st Dist., called the break for state and local taxes "the one working man's deduction."
..."This is probably the most punitive tax bill to come to New Jersey, in my memory certainly," Norcross said. "It's just going to hurt the very people you promised you were going to help."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced $4,127,000 in rural development funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to replace the deteriorating and aging portions of the water and sewer systems along Thomson Avenue in Paulsboro.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) – a co-chair of the House Democratic Caucus Rebuilding America Task Force and electrician by trade – wrote to President Donald Trump on Monday expressing concern that his administration lacks a comprehensive plan for the future of America's infrastructure.
Insider NJ.
Norcross urged the president to immediately develop an infrastructure plan that includes job opportunities with fair wages, skill development programs and comprehensive improvements for our schools, roads, and bridges.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee - hosted a summit on Women in the Workforce in Haddonfield, NJ. The summit preceded an anti-choice debate that is forthcoming next week in the House of Representatives to deny medical care to women in desperate circumstances (H.R. 36).
The summit focused on policies that support and empower women in the workforce.