Norcross improving but remains in intensive care for now, his office says

Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden)’s health “continues to improve,” but the congressman remains in intensive care following a medical event last weekend, his office said in a new update today.

“Congressman Donald Norcross’ health continues to improve each day,” his office said. “The medical team has recommended he stay in intensive care but have expressed confidence that his recovery is going well.”

“Rest is the priority right now, something that doesn’t come naturally to him,” they added.

Norcross was on a flight last weekend when he suffered a medical emergency “likely related to his gallbladder,” his office announced on Monday. The 66-year-old congressman was initially hospitalized in North Carolina, where his flight was diverted, but soon afterwards was transferred to Cooper University hospital in Camden.

While stuck in the hospital, Norcross has missed an eventful week in Washington, featuring a rollercoaster of news about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a number of extremely close votes on a GOP’s budget resolution that eventually passed the House. (The House has since left town for a two-week recess.)

At one point, a key procedural step in the budget process only passed the House by a 216-215 margin. Norcross said in a statement that he “would vote ‘no’ a thousand times” had he had been present for the vote, but his absence – combined with the deaths of two Democratic members in February and March – gave Republican leaders more breathing room to work with despite a handful of defectors within their own party.