Mikie Sherrill for Congress
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Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Montville Township High School Students Win Nj-11 Congressional App Challenge
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Parsippany, NJ–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that Montville Township High School students Khush Parikh and Hersh Parikh are the winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey's 11th District, alongside their teammate Neel Kansara of John F. Kennedy Middle School, for their app VolunTier.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Hosts Army Corps of Engineers on Field Visits to Assess Flooding Risk in Three Nj-11 Towns
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Parsippany, NJ –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined engineers from the Army Corps of Engineers to survey high risk flooding zones in Morristown, Verona, and Montclair, alongside New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, and local officials.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Tours Superfund Sites with Epa Regional Administrator, Njdep Commissioner After Announcement of New National Remediation Plans Made Possible by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Fairfield, NJ–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTourette for a tour of two Superfund sites at Unimatic Manufacturing Corp. and Caldwell Trucking Co. in Fairfield.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Tours Family Promise of Morris County, Joins Local Advocates to Highlight Homeless Children and Youth Act
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Morris Plains, NJ –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined Family Promise of Morris County, JBWS, Homeless Solutions, Inc., and other local housing organizations to highlight her introduction of the bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act (HCYA) and tour Family Promise's facilities to discuss how this legislation would impact their work.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Introduces Clarifying Authority Over Nicotine Act
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Washington, DC –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced the introduction of the Clarifying Authority Over Nicotine Act of 2021.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Statement on Senate Passage of Ndaa for Fy2022
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Washington, Dc – Representative Mikie Sherrill (Nj-11) Released the Following Statement on the Senate's Passage of the Final National Defense Authorization Act (Ndaa) Today:
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Reps. Sherrill, Taylor Introduce Homeless Children and Youth Act
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Washington, DC –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the Homeless Children and Youth Act, alongside Rep. Van Taylor (TX-03). This bipartisan legislation makes a common sense fix to align the definition of homelessness across federal agencies. Doing so will improve access to services and assistance for children, youth, and families in NJ-11, and make it easier for communities and organizations to pursue proven strategies that reduce homelessness.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: What They Are Saying: Local Nj-11 Stakeholders Praise Legislation to Lift the Salt Cap, Urge Senate to Keep Provision
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Parsippany, NJ–– Since her first day in office, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) has fought to address the harm that the unfair cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, enacted by the 2017 tax bill, has placed on New Jersey families. Last month, she successfully fought to improve the provision to lift the SALT cap and eliminate the impact for almost every family in NJ-11 and keep it included in the final language of the House version of the Build Back Better Act.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Reps. Sherrill, Meijer, Torres, Kim Lead Bipartisan Letter to Biden Administration Urging Whole-Of-Government Effort to Resolve Supply Chain Crisis
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Washington, DC–– Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Peter Meijer (MI-03), Norma Torres (CA-35), and Young Kim (CA-39) led a bipartisan letter today to President Joe Biden, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the Administration to adopt a whole-of-government approach to fix the nation's broken supply chains.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill, Colleagues, Union Leaders Call on Senate to Include Salt Relief in Reconciliation
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Washington, DC–– Yesterday, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined a press conference to highlight the critical importance of tax relief for New Jersey families, including teachers and first responders, and urge the Senate to include an adequate fix to the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap in the Senate version of the reconciliation package.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Launches “2021 Heroes” Program to Recognize Nj-11 Residents Making a Difference in Their Communities
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Parsippany, NJ–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today the launch of her "2021 Heroes" recognition program. Rep. Sherrill is calling on residents to nominate someone who has been a hero to them during the pandemic and has made a significant difference in their community, but who may not have received the recognition they deserve.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Introduces Legislation to Establish Dedicated Zip Code for Kinnelon, Nj
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Washington, DC –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced legislation, H.R. 6172, to establish a unique ZIP Code for Kinnelon, New Jersey. Kinnelon Borough currently shares a ZIP Code of 07405 with Butler, causing postal delays, misdelivered items including heavy construction materials, and most importantly, the potential for dangerous confusion for first responders, particularly on roads with identical street names.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Votes to Avert Impending Medicare Cuts
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Washington, DC–– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to pass legislation to prevent harmful sequester cuts to Medicare reimbursements for healthcare providers in North Jersey.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Votes to Advance the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
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Washington, DC–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement following House passage of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) package today:
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Holds Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on Pfas Research and Development
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Washington, DC–– Today, as Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Environment Subcommittee, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) held a hearing on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to discuss the role of federal research and development to better understand and address the growing problem and expand public understanding about PFAS in NJ-11 and across the country.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill’s Office Collects Over 3,000 Thank You Notes for Veterans Written by Nj-11 Community
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Parsippany, NJ –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced that her office collected 3,031 Thank You notes to be distributed to veterans across New Jersey, written by residents from the 11th District of New Jersey as a part of her "Thanksgiving Thank Yous for Veterans" Program.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill Votes to Address Salt Deduction Cap, Fix Childcare Crisis, Lower Prescription Drugs in Reconciliation Package
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Washington, DC–– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to pass the Build Back Better Act. This legislative package will raise the SALT cap, grow the economy, cut taxes for New Jersey families, lower prescription drug costs, increase access to affordable childcare, and strengthen the clean energy economy.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Reps. Pascrell, Suozzi, Gottheimer, Sherrill Joint Statement on Passing Salt Relief in Build Back Better Act
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Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement on passing critical SALT relief in the Build Back Better Act:
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Representative Sherrill to Hold Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, November 23rd
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Parsippany, NJ — On Tuesday, November 23 at 6:00 PM, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) will hold a telephone town hall meeting. Rep. Sherrill will be joined by a panel of experts, including special guest Deputy Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration Amit Bose.
Mikie Sherrill for Congresswoman: Rep. Sherrill’s Legislation Is Marked-Up in House Science, Space, & Technology Committee Hearing
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Washington, DC–– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee, participated in the committee mark-up of two pieces of her legislation, the Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation (PRECIP) Act and the NWR Modernization Act of 2021.
