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NJ.com. By Samantha Marcus
...Senate President Stephen Sweeney and U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross on Tuesday announced a joint effort to raise the state and federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
...Norcross' bill in Congress, he said, would raise the minimum wage 75 cents in the first year and $1 a year until hitting $15 an hour. Future increases would be tied to the rate of inflation. Sweeney's state version would depend on amending the constitution to raise the rate to $9 in the first year and $1 a year until reaching $15 in 2024.
Cherry Hill, NJ-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) is proud to announce his 2016 nominations for the U.S. service academies.
Rep. Norcross honored 23 South Jersey students at a reception January 15, 2016 at the Camden County Boathouse in Pennsauken Township.
Courier Post. By Donald Norcross
...I've always said the best social program is a job. But that job should pay a living wage. No one who works full time should live in poverty. Yet that's the reality for far too many of our neighbors.
...Working families deserve a raise, and that's why I've put forth a plan to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Blackwood, NJ-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today unveiled his plans for a graduated $15 an hour federal minimum wage.
"No one who works full-time should live in poverty. But that's exactly what we're seeing all around us. Working families are struggling to pay the bills and the reason is our low minimum wage," said Rep. Norcross at a news conference at Camden County College, Gloucester Township Campus.
Washington, DC- Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following remarks following President Obama's final State of the Union address.
Like President Obama, empowering America's workers through higher wages and increased opportunity are among Congressman Norcross' top priorities.
Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky
..."From critical missions ranging from air refueling to natural disaster responses and development of energy projects, our joint base has a vital and evolving role in our national security infrastructure," Norcross said. "Following our successful work on the House Armed Services Committee to retain the KC-10s at the base, I will continue to advocate for JBMDL, ensuring it is selected for the next generation of air refueling tankers, providing a seamless transition from the old to the new."
NJ.com. By Michelle Caffrey
..."Something is fundamentally wrong when hard-working Americans go to work and they can't pull themselves out of poverty," said Norcross after he laid out statistics that show a single person working at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 full-time, 52 weeks a year, who takes no holidays or sick days, still falls below the federal poverty line.
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today renewed his push to close a loophole that allows those on the nation's terror watch list to legally purchase firearms.
"If someone's on the no-fly list, why would we still allow them to buy firearms and explosives? No fly, no buy. It's that simple," said Rep. Norcross. "Congress needs to act now to keep guns out of the hands of those who wish to harm America and finally close the terrorist background check loophole."