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Filipino Reporter.
...The Consul General discussed with Congressman Norcross the re-launch of the Philippines-US Friendship Caucus in the U.S. Congress and invited him to join the caucus.
...Congressman Norcross said that Philippine-U.S. relations is strong and he looks forward to travelling to the region in the near future.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, joined a bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce the "Accurate Workplace Injury & Illness Records Restoration Act." This legislation would reinstate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) recordkeeping rule that was overturned by a Resolution of Disapproval (H.J. Res. 83) under the Congressional Review Act and signed into law by President Trump on April 3, 2017.
The Star-Ledger. By: Amanda Hoover
WASHINGTON TWP -- Kennedy University Hospital has spent the past two years taking steps to curb opioid distribution and provide recovery options to those struggling with addiction, ultimately seeing a drop in abusers seeking medication from the hospital.
But without legislation to increase hospital access to cross-state data and patient access to health care and treatment centers, those behind the initiatives worry that the next steps could be out of their hands.
CAMDEN, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) strongly said "#IStandWithPP" at a news conference with local Planned Parenthood patients and staff, and called for ongoing support in the fight for women's healthcare funding.
"Congress should be fighting to protect and improve women's health programs, not eliminate them," said Rep. Norcross. "Let's invest in cures for cancer, not restrict access to cancer screenings. Our nation should be working to prevent sexual assaults, not demonizing and scrapping services for those who have been assaulted."
CBS Philly. By: Mark Abrams
CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) — A South Jersey congressman says he is standing with Planned Parenthood, and will oppose efforts to end federal funding to the organization.
Congressman Donald Norcross, standing in the Camden Planned Parenthood office on Thursday, declared there is a war on women's health and he will join the battle on the side of women.
SNJ Today.
CAMDEN, N.J. - On Thursday, May 11th, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) took a stand in support of Planned Parenthood, in response to the recent U.S. House decision to pass Trump's new health care bill, the American Health Care Act.
Norcross met with local patients, staff, and supporters for the #IStandWithPP campaign, to discuss how defunding the organization would significantly impact women who rely on its services.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Rowan University was awarded $1,200,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for a new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educator recruitment and preparation program. The program encourages talented STEM graduates and professionals to become K-12 teachers at local public schools.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on his NO vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that barely passed the House of Representatives with a vote 217-213:
"Only two groups will benefit from this so-called health care bill: billionaires and undertakers.
"TrumpCare is simply a tax break for the super wealthy at the expense of our families, and it will literally put millions of lives at risk.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on his YES vote on the fiscal year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, H.R. 244:
"Today's bipartisan vote is welcome news for the American people. I've been fighting to avoid a costly and reckless government shutdown, and today I voted for a bill that provides jobs, opportunity and security for South Jersey's families.