Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st of Camden, also weighed in, saying federal workers would suffer “because of Trump’s egotistical, politically motivated temper tantrum.”
“In New Jersey alone, more than 5,000 federal employees will be impacted by this reckless Trump shutdown. It’s heartless,” Norcross added.
U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st of Camden, said the contract was welcome news for the region as it will add to the work performed at the site and help ensure high-paying jobs remain there for the foreseeable future.
“Today’s news means more high-tech jobs are coming to South Jersey to support our national defense,” said Norcross, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee overseeing defense spending and policy. “In an ever-changing and volatile world, we must ensure our military has the tools and manpower needed to defend our nation. This award for Lockheed Martin in Moorestown means South Jersey’s workers will be building the best equipment possible to counter threats for our military.”
The new crop includes four Pennsylvania women — breaking the all-male makeup of the state's delegation. The region's Republican representation will drop from six to one, with only Bucks County's Brian Fitzpatrick remaining. The new dean of the area's delegation will be U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, a Camden County Democrat who took office way back in 2014.
The City of Camden honored its veterans Monday with a ceremony that both city officials and veterans hope will be the beginning of a tradition every Veterans Day.
Camden Mayor Frank Moran was joined by U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, Camden City Director of Human Services Carmen Rodriguez, members of the Camden American Legion Post 473 and the newly formed City of Camden Veterans Commission to honor those who served in the U.S. armed forces for the first time in Roosevelt Plaza.
The House committee that handles most worker issues will definitely vote in the next Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, a veteran unionist, lawmaker and representative who sits on the committee says.
“As a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, we’ll have a very different attitude” towards workers and unions than the hostility of the panel’s GOP majority for the last eight years, adds Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., who for years headed the South Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council.