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CHERRY HILL, NJ – Following the Senate's passage of legislation to help combat the opioid epidemic that included provisions Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) authored and supported, Norcross applauded the progress and called for additional Congressional action.
Most notably, a version of Norcross' bipartisan Jobs Plus Recovery Act, which includes job training in drug addiction recovery programs, moved forward.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, today announced a total of $3,492,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist two New Jersey towns improve their water treatment and distributions systems.
NJ.com. By Jonathan D. Salant
..."To make our economy work for all of us, not just the rich and powerful, working people must be able to stand and fight for higher wages, better health care and a more secure retirement," said Norcross, a former electrician who became assistant business manager for an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local, the only former union business agent in the House.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that the Housing Authority of Gloucester County will receive $1,177,291 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to eliminate lead-based hazards and provide affordable housing for people with disabilities.
WASHINGTON, DC - On the heels of Labor Day, Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today issued the findings of their "Future of Work, Wages and Labor" initiative - launched in early 2016. The Members spent over two years traveling across the country and meeting with experts, labor leaders, and workers to develop policy proposals that address longstanding problems in the workforce and new trends like automation and contract workers.
CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Camden Mayor Frank Moran and Regional Administrator Lynne Patton, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced that the Housing Authority of the City of Camden (HACC) will receive a $1.7 million grant from the HUD Jobs Plus program.
BLACKWOOD, NJ – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced $827,690 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support fire departments in South Jersey. These grants will allow fire departments to hire more firefighters, buy new equipment and enhance safety measures.
PENNSAUKEN, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) - a lifelong labor leader and Pennsauken native - announced that the Peter J. McGuire memorial and gravesite is now part of the New Jersey State Register of Historic Places.
Courier Post. By Carol Comegno
...Norcross said McGuire fought for working families and understood the American workforce is "our greatest asset," adding that designating his memorial as a historic landmark is the least that can be done to honor and remember him.
..."I am humbled that as just a kid from Pennsauken, I'm in a position to properly memorialize my hometown hero," said Norcross.
NJTV News. By Michael Aron
..."What better way to celebrate the American worker than to remove their 2.5 percent raise for the year. That's what Donald Trump announced yesterday," Rep. Donald Norcross said.