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Government Executive. By Charles S. Clark
...Norcross gave as an example the Atlantic City Federal Aviation Administration tech center, where contracted employees make up 50 percent of the 3,000 employee workforce.
...Norcross's bill reflects the agenda of the 400-company-member Professional Services Council, which has long pushed for reliable funding to avoid or minimize the pain of government shutdowns.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) successfully included an amendment in the Veterans' Access to Child Care Act (H.R. 840) ensuring that veterans suffering from the disease of addiction have the same access to child care as veterans with physical health conditions.
The Orlando Sentinel. By Chabeli Herrera
...As the bills move ahead in Congress, the challenge now, Norcross said in an interview, is making the legislature aware of how big the problem is.
..."[Contractors] are vitally important and if they feel that this job isn't a secure job, they're going to go elsewhere," Norcross said. "We as a government, we don't want that."
Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky
...Joining Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st of Camden, for the speech was Robert Martinez Jr., the president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, a union representing thousands of workers employed by federal contractors that lost pay or were forced to use leave or vacation time during the 35-day shutdown.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross released the following statement:
"Many working men and women voted for candidate Trump because they believed his promise to rebuild our infrastructure, create jobs and raise wages. But President Trump is failing to deliver on his promises to the middle class, and he's only doing things to make the rich richer, divide Americans and make our country less secure. This is worse than all talk and no action. Trump is all talk and bad actions.
The Hill. By Reps. Donald Norcross and Robert Martinez Jr.
The Hill. By Rep. Donald Norcross and Robert Martinez, Jr.
...our federal government is able to function because of the millions of Americans who work side-by-side with federal employees, performing jobs that are vital to the government and to the country. From the FAA to NASA, contractors fulfill critical services that keep Americans safe and secure. Why, then, are we only providing lost wages for federal employees but not employees of contractors?
Courier Post. By Phaedra Trethan
...U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, who as a state senator was one of the architects of the Urban Hope Act, recalled a school system in dire need of help before the advent of renaissance schools and the state takeover of the district.
..."In 2013, Camden City was home to 23 of the 26 lowest-performing schools in the state. Many of the schools had crumbling ceilings and were unsafe spaces for our children to learn," he said.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) led House and Senate Democrats in introducing a proposal to invest more than $100 billion in America's public schools. The Rebuild America's Schools Act would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross joined the Chairman of the Ways & Means Social Security Subcommittee, John B. Larson (CT-01), in introducing the Social Security 2100 Act, H.R. 860, a bill that increases Social Security's vital benefits while making the system financially strong throughout the 21st century.