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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) are announcing the creation of the Labor Caucus, intended to advance the needs of the labor movement, combat the issues facing working families and connect legislators directly with unions and union leaders. The new caucus will be organized by union members of Congress — Representatives Norcross and Pocan are both decades-long union members in the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers and International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, respectively.

TRENTON, NJ – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today in building on ongoing efforts to safeguard New Jersey's front-line workforce, where Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192, providing mandatory health and safety standards to protect all New Jersey's workers at work during the pandemic.

CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that Rowan University will receive a total of $625,541 from two federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will allow Rowan students to increase treatment for those with substance use disorders and increase research on the relationship between substance abuse and sexual assault.

Specifically, the following will receive:

BLACKWOOD, NJ – Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today to announce $14 million in additional Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to develop workforce development programs. The programs are designed to help businesses impacted by COVID-19 replenish their workforce and help jobless residents learn new skills that lead to successful reemployment.

CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the Center for Family Services (CFS), located in Camden, will receive a total of $1,861,524 in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The four grants will help CFS expand their capacity to help improve the health and safety of South Jersey families.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) in urging the Trump Administration to work with the State of New Jersey to ensure that an eventual COVID-19 vaccine is effectively and equitably distributed in the state. In writing to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert R. Redfield, the Democratic Members of the House of Representatives from New Jersey requested that the agency take every step necessary to ensure that federal, state, and local governments work together to effectively administer a COVID-19 vaccine.

EVESHAM, NJ – Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) joined Governor Phil Murphy today to announce $60 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) for the Local Government Emergency Fund to aid counties and municipalities that were excluded from the federal government's direct CRF allocation plan. The COVID-19 crisis has severely impacted county and local governments in New Jersey and they are facing increased costs in health benefits, health and human services, public safety, overtime, equipment and supply expenditures.

PARSIPPANY, NJ - Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), members of the House Armed Services Committee, visited Picatinny Arsenal on Tuesday. They received a briefing from Brigadier General Vincent Malone, Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal and Program Executive Officer, Armaments and Ammunition. Along with the briefing, they toured the new munitions disassembly complex site that broke ground in March 2020 and the facility for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery, which is in development at Picatinny, and met with Arsenal workforce leaders.