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CHERRY HILL, NJ - U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), joined the crew on the long-running PBS television series This Old House to film episode 1706/3806 "Net Zero Blanket" (Jamestown, Rhode Island part 6 of 13). Norcross spoke with VoTech students about the importance of apprenticeships and assisted with electrical work.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross' bipartisan Jobs Plus Recovery Act was signed into law – as part of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.
Burlington County Times. By David Levinsky
...Another key measure was penned by Norcross, the Democratic vice chair of the task force, that would create a pilot program to provide access to job training services during recovery in order to reduce the likelihood of relapse and also boost local economies.
Tap Into Camden. By George Wollston
...U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross stressed what's more important than the path you take is the end result — a job to support your family.
..."The idea of going to college just to have a degree on your wall, unless it leads to a career, unless you can afford to do that, is not always the best route," Norcross said on Saturday. "More often than not, there are challenges that we all face ... and there is no right or wrong way. We're here to serve that."
Burlington County Times. By Donald Norcross
...My life has been devoted to fighting for working families, seniors, veterans and students. I know the struggles our families face because I've been there myself: I attended community college, raised my first child as a single dad while struggling to find affordable child care, put two children through college, and have a son who's a veteran and a Dreamer in my family.
Roll Call. By Donald Norcross
...The best social program in the world is a good job with fair wages and the dignity that comes with it. Now serving in Congress, I can say with certainty that raising wages is the moral issue of our time.
Following the lawmakers' urging, federal drug prevention program expanded to include Atlantic County
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-NJ) announced the expansion of the Liberty Mid-Atlantic High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA), a federal drug prevention program within the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to include Atlantic County.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Following the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the below statement:
CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that five South Jersey Fire Departments have been awarded $827,558 total in Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This federal funding will allow the departments to hire more firefighters, buy new equipment and enhance safety measures.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the below statement after the Trump Administration posted text for an updated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) / United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:
"As I review this agreement, I'll be making sure we are raising wages for workers, safeguarding workers' rights and reducing outsourcing. And, above all, the newly agreed-upon terms must be properly enforced or else the negotiations will be meaningless.