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U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Reps. Chris Smith, Tom MacArthur and Donald Norcross, applauded the good news, saying the new jets would help ensure the long-term viability of the installation for decades to come.

"These refueling tankers will bring new jobs to New Jersey and make our base an indispensable starting point for national security missions on the East Coast," Norcross, D-1st of Camden, added. "I've long been fighting to bring these tankers to South Jersey because the mission is crucial to both national security and the livelihood of the over 42,000 New Jerseyans who are employed at the base, as well as the local communities that will benefit once the tankers are located at the joint base."

"Everyone deserves an affordable, safe place to call home,” said Norcross in a statement. “These funds will help change lives and transform neighborhoods in Camden, and I will always support efforts like this that improve our city. Camden is rising – with more jobs, less crime and better educational opportunities – and this grant is another step in our city’s great revitalization.”

Norcross, an electrician by trade and a longtime proponent of blue-collar jobs (and the training to get them), said that "I worked with my hands and I am proud of it."

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward is saying “people better wake up” to what is going on inside the White House. Stephanie Ruhle is joined by New York Times Opinion columnist Bret Stephens and New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross to discuss.

"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.