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Washington, DC– Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted in favor of the defense budget agreement, authorizing $612 billion in spending that will strengthen our national defense and provide vital resources to the brave men and women serving in our military and our veterans. The measure, H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016, passed the House of Representatives as lawmakers await the Senate's final version.
Courier Post. By Jim Walsh
...In an announcement Thursday, the White House said Obama is heading here "to visit with local law enforcement and meet with young people in the Camden community."
...Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., said the department's "focus on community engagement is making the city safer and leading to exciting new investments that will boost our economy."
Cherry Hill, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross announced the Collingswood, Pennsauken and Camden City fire departments have been awarded $1,538,758 from the federal government to purchase new equipment to improve their emergency response and save lives. Through a joint application, the departments received the boost in federal aid to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA).
Washington, DC– Today, Congressman Donald Norcross joined his colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee to pass H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016. The bipartisan measure, which the Committee approved by a vote of 60-2 after an 18-hour overnight markup session, authorizes a $612 billion defense budget – including $515 billion for national defense and $89.2 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations.
Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) introduced his first bill, H.R. 2074, the Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act, to improve hazmat-by-rail safety by implementing a series of recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following the 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey. Since being sworn in to Congress in November of last year, Rep.
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Cherry Hill, NJ – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Camden City has been selected from a pool of over 125 national applicants as one of our country's eight new Promise Zones.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today introduced the Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act that will improve hazmat-by-rail safety by implementing a series of recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its thorough, independent investigation into the cause of the 2012 Conrail freight train derailment and toxic chemical spill in Paulsboro, N.J. Sen. Menendez first introduced this legislation last fall in the 113th Congress. Rep.
Cherry Hill, NJ – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Camden City has been selected from a pool of over 125 national applicants as one of our country's eight new Promise Zones. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Promise Zone designation provides our country's most vulnerable areas with additional federal resources by partnering with state and local leaders who are fully committed to improve the community.
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...Congressman Tom MacArthur was joined by all twelve Members of the New Jersey delegation in urging the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to hold hearings on FEMA's role in fraudulent practices used to deny Sandy victims insurance claims.
Cherry Hill, NJ – Earlier this week, the Associated Press issued a report detailing the wait times for veterans seeking medical care at our nation's VA medical facilities. From August through February, nearly 894,000 appointments were delayed longer than 30 days – falling short of the VA's own timeliness goal. Nearly 232,000 of those appointments were delayed longer than 60 days. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ01) issued the following statement in reaction to the AP's report: