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CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership program will receive $3,539,086 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prepare preschool-aged children for success in kindergarten and beyond.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted for the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, H.R. 1941, which blocks new offshore drilling along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. The bill is a direct rejection of the Trump Administration's attempts to open new leasing in vulnerable American waters.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that Rutgers University–Camden will receive $3,000,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help build up a Center for Ethics, Equity and Transparency at the National University of Asuncion in Paraguay.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that South Jersey universities will receive a combined $2,626,453 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for STEM research that will help us combat the opioid epidemic, find cures for diseases, train our future workforce and strengthen our local economies.
NEW JERSEY – Today, New Jersey's three U.S. House Representatives who serve on the Armed Services Committee – Donald Norcross, Andy Kim and Mikie Sherrill – condemned the Trump Administration's most recent effort to pay for the construction of a wall on the southwest border by using funds originally authorized and appropriated for critical military construction projects.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - As working families start off the new school year juggling fulltime jobs and fulltime academics, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), New Jersey Policy Perspective and the Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey called on Congress to pass the Working Families Tax Relief Act, H.R. 3157, of which Norcross is a co-sponsor. The Act increases the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC).
New Jersey Globe. By Nikita Biryukov
...Trump's plan would divert $3.6 billion from military projects across the country and abroad.
..."President Trump failed to convince Mexico, a Republican-controlled Congress and the American people to pay for his ineffective wall. Now he's taking money away from our military through an unconstitutional power grab in order to pay for his wall. It's appalling and we can't stand for it," Rep. Donald Norcross said.
New Jersey Globe. By Nikita Biryukov
Though New Jersey avoided losing any projects as part of President Donald Trump's plan to divert cash from military installations to fund a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, New Jersey's members on the House Armed Services Committee aren't pleased with the move.
Courier Post Opinion Editorial.
By Donald Norcross
Labor Day is the one day every year solely dedicated to America's workers – but it certainly doesn't mean it's the only day that we should be standing up for the men and women who power our economy.
My top priority in Congress is fighting for working families and, for me, that fight includes more than visiting job sites for photo ops. In just the past few months, I've voted to raise the federal minimum wage, move the needle on equal pay for women and help protect pensions.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Investment, held a roundtable discussion with South Jersey higher education leaders and students. The discussion, which focused on affordability, accessibility and workforce training, precedes Congressional action to reauthorize the Higher Education Act this fall and winter.