and South Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross remains in intensive care following a gallbladder infection that progressed to sepsis a life-threatening condition according to his office Norcross is being treated at Cooper University Healthc Care in Camden after first being hospitalized on April 6th while traveling in North Carolina his physician at Cooper says the 66-year-old congressman quote is responding well to treatment but faces an extended recovery that could require physical rehabilitation which means it's unclear when the Democrat will be able to return to Washington giving Republicans an advantage as they try to pass a tax cut and debt sealing bill with a narrow majority since members of Congress of course have to be physically present in the capital in order to cast a vote while Norcross is hospitalized his offices in New Jersey and DC will remain open for constituents and his staff says he's been in regular contact [Music]