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Mayor Vic Carstarphen said it's the result of a concerted effort at the city, state and federal level.
"We wouldn't be at this point without the unyielding support of Congressman Donald Norcross and Gov. Phil Murphy," he said. "I want to personally acknowledge their commitment to the city and the residents."
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) announced the imminent introduction of the Opioid Treatment Access Act, innovative legislation that would increase access to and modernize the process of obtaining methadone to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).
"We have to treat them like any other injury or disease and give them the dignity of accessible treatment," Norcross told NBC News. "Imagine being in recovery and trying to get a job and saying, 'Excuse me, each day I need to go pick up my methadone."
A United States congressman from South Jersey is hoping to help those recovering from addiction nationwide get better access to one type of treatment, while also reducing the stigma surrounding it.
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) introduces his Opioid Treatment Access Act.
Congressman Donald Norcross joined healthcare and elected officials Monday at a drug recovery center in Cherry Hill to introduce the Opioid Treatment Access Act, a bill that aims to make it more accessible for patients to receive treatment for opioid use disorder in New Jersey and across the country.
I am a member of Congress and serve on the House Armed Services Committee. I am the father of a veteran. And I am also the product of a registered apprenticeship. Our veterans are highly trained and skilled, making them uniquely suited for careers in the skilled trades. The BRAVE Act was designed to help their reentry into civilian life by connecting them to the resources they need to find fulfilling, good-paying careers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement regarding his vote in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act:
"Today, I voted for the Build Back Better Act, a blue-collar blueprint for rebuilding the American middle class.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statement regarding the unanimous House passage of his legislation, H.R. 147, the Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education (BRAVE) Act:
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed how a global superpower becomes critically vulnerable when it depends on foreign nations to manufacture basic components, such as semiconductors, that are vital to the daily life of every American.
A nation that once led the world in manufacturing semiconductors watched helplessly this fall as General Motors temporarily shut down production at North American auto plants because the deadly pandemic decimated the overseas factories that our country now relies on to produce the chips that power nearly every device we use with an on and off switch.