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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross joined his colleagues on the House Budget Committee to markup the FY 2016 Budget Resolution. During his opening statement, Congressman Norcross delivered the following remarks detailing his priorities for the budget:
NJ.com. By Jason Laday
...The senator's fellow Democrats at the press conference, including Redd, Norcross and Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, all showed strong support for Menendez, praising him for his work in South Jersey.
...Said Norcross: "He has always been there for South Jersey, and he has always been there for Camden."
NJ.com. By Jonathan Salant
...U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross hasn't been in Washington that long, but he hasn't been shy about taking on fellow Democrat President Obama on issues pushed by organized labor. Norcross, who has been representing South Jersey's 1st District since right after his election in November, is opposing Obama's call for free trade agreements with Asia and Europe.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ01) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Camden Redevelopment Agency (CRA) toward the revitalization of the City's Mt. Ephraim Choice Neighborhood. The grant will be used to develop a plan to transform the area's existing blighted homes and buildings into cleaner and safer structures that will attract new businesses and residents.
WASHINGTON, DC – This Friday, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ01) will join a bipartisan Congressional delegation to visit Selma, Alabama and mark the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march that ultimately led to the Voting Rights Act. The pilgrimage will be led by Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
March 4, 2015
This Friday, Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J. and Assemblyman Gilbert "Whip" Wilson, D-Camden/Gloucester, will join a bipartisan Congressional delegation to visit Selma, Alabama and mark the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march that ultimately led to the Voting Rights Act. The pilgrimage will be led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis.
Washington, DC – Last night, Congressman Norcross voted to increase access to quality care for veterans who are unable to live independently. Entitled the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, the legislation authorizes the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to partner with long-term medical care providers to help veterans in need. Congressman Norcross cosponsored the bipartisan measure, which was approved by the full House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross took the House floor to urge Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to pass a clean, long-term measure that will avoid a Department of Homeland Security shutdown and keep America safe. If Congress fails to act by midnight on Friday, the Department will be forced to furlough or deny pay to as many as 212,000 law enforcement officials, disaster response officials, and other DHS personnel throughout the country – including more than 5,600 DHS workers in New Jersey alone.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama will sign into law H.R. 203, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act. Supported by Congressman Donald Norcross, this bipartisan legislation bears the name of a veteran who took his own life in 2011 and seeks to end our nation's growing veteran suicide epidemic that claims an estimated 22 lives every day.
Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky
...Burlington County may not technically be part of Philadelphia, but local officials said it still has plenty of reasons to cheer its western neighbor's selection as host of next year's Democratic National Convention.