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Donald W. Norcross is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as job creation, infrastructure, and healthcare during his time in office. Norcross has also been an advocate for labor rights and has worked to support the middle class in his district. Prior to his election to Congress, he served in the New Jersey State Assembly and as a member of the Camden County Board of Freeholders.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 3007. REPORT ON SMART METER SECURITY CONCERNS…
First of all, I appreciate the chairman and ranking member bringing this bill to us. As we know and the title indicates, this is about energy security. Well, my amendment is very simple and direct. We are urging and specifically directing…
We live in the land of opportunity, and certainly many of the people who are being discussed here today understand that, for a very long time, it was not fair and not equal, because that is what we are truly discussing today, having a…
We usually call that throwing darts in the night and hoping you hit a bull's-eye.
Thank you. Certainly, we appreciate what you are doing here today, and that is highlighting what is going on in America. In south Jersey, where I am from, born and raised, a half century ago, we knew what it was like to Make It In America…
You bring up a good point. The one issue, the preapprentice program is giving an opportunity to those who might not normally look into it: Women, minorities, and those who haven't been exposed to the trades. And I think that is a great…
Certainly. And I appreciate you yielding. When we look at the educational system, apprenticeship programs have been around since the beginning of time, whether it was the shoemaker or the carpenter. When I started out, it was a 4-year…
Well, it is interesting you are bringing that up. There are 15 different craft unions. And the fact of the matter is sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. They are the largest training--$1.9 billion a year, privately funded, not…
It is interesting you brought that up. Today I spoke in front of the Building & Construction Trades Council. They have a program called Helmets to Hardhats, which is taking those veterans who are returning home and looking for an…
Here we are once again. I rise to ask my colleagues to pass a long-term--a long-term--reauthorization to the highway trust fund before it crashes into a dead end, to the very worst that can happen to America. This is about the dysfunction…
This is a very simple amendment that would increase funding for the Superfund with the intention the money go specifically to the cleanup program account. Superfund cleanup is right for the environment and certainly right for the U.S…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: revision of dollar amounts Sec. __. The amounts…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I certainly appreciate it, and talking about these three bills, how they are linked together. But if we look at a couple of them, in particular, the trade adjustment is the equivalent of an execution…
They call it a trade bill because they are trading jobs. You lose your good job that has a pension, benefits, and a good wage that can take care of your children, for a job, after you go through the wringer, that pays less than half. Yeah…
And my colleagues from New Jersey, I stand in support of this amendment, and I appreciate the fact that Congressman MacArthur has kept in the forefront how important this is, not just for New Jersey but for our Nation as a whole. We are…
My daughter-in-law only knew America. As far as her memory went, she was here. She went to school with all the other kids, as you heard other people speak about. That is why I am urging us to reject what I think is one of the most cruel…
The rule before us today allows for an amendment that touches on a matter very personal to me, an issue that impacts our Nation on the battlefield and for families struggling with an immigration system that is certainly dysfunctional…
I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I come from a Democratic statehouse where we had to find common ground with a Republican Governor in order to make a budget pass that made sense. Now I sit on the Budget Committee as a…
I thank the ranking member. It is incredible. We are in this great Hall of democracy. The world looks to this very building, for what it seeks is to give people a voice, what our country was founded on. What we are having a vote on today…
I am here today to have a brief conversation. I spent the last 2 hours in the Committee on Armed Services, where General Keane was talking about sending the right message to our enemies, that America has to stand together as one. So as we…
This is our war, indicating that he and his partners in the Gulf. It can't be America against them.
It is ironic that we are having this discussion today. First, I want to thank the ranking member for yielding me time. I was sworn in just a few weeks ago. Prior to that, my entire career has been working in a system that supported a…
Had I been present for rollcall No. 555 on passage of the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 under suspension of this rules, I would have voted ''yes.'' ____________________
Leader Pelosi, Congressman Pallone, and certainly Congressman LoBiondo and my colleagues from New Jersey. The young man who is standing next to me is my grandson, Donald III, who did an excellent job; and a special person in my life who…
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