Press Releases

September 10, 2026: EMR USA CEO Joe Balzano (second from left) gives tour of Camden recycling plant to Rep. Norcross, Rep. Pallone, and Mayor Carstarphen (left to right) CAMDEN — Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today met with representatives from EMR’s Camden recycling plant and local elected officials to discuss the nationwide issue of lithium battery fires. Lithium batteries contain more power and charge faster than other batteries, but those efficiencies can also create a fire hazard if exposed to physical damage or excess heat. While these risks require s

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, and Representative Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his decision to cut the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office budget by nearly 80% and staff by 74%, and urged him to reverse the cuts to ensure the military’s weapons systems are effective for combat use and safe for troops. The new letter follows a recent Government Acc

Watch a recording of the press conference HERE. Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ross joined fellow members of Congress, labor leaders, and environmental advocates in front of the Capitol to call out the Trump administration’s continued attacks on offshore wind and demand accountability for billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded buyouts. Representatives Ross, (NC-02) Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Ed Markey (MA) spoke alongside Kendall Martin, General Vice President of Ironworkers International, and Bob Keefe, Executive Director of E2