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Washington, DC — In advance of the bilateral meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement:
Washington, DC–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that 23 students from New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District were appointed and accepted offers to the U.S. service academies.
Washington, DC –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) testified in front of the House Committee on Appropriations to highlight the community projects she submitted on behalf of NJ-11 during the committee’s Member Day Hearing. Today’s testimony is a crucial step in Rep. Sherrill’s efforts to ensure these projects ultimately receive funding through legislation put forward by the Appropriations Committee later this year.
Washington, DC — In response to the Senate’s failure to advance the bipartisan, independent commission to examine the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement:
“I’ve been fighting for the creation of this commission since the attack on the Capitol took place. It’s bipartisan, it’s independent, and it’s necessary to confront what happened that day to build a more resilient democracy and heal as a nation.
Washington, DC — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted today for H.R. 3233, authorizing a bipartisan National Commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.This final version of the commission includes many of the elements in the commission legislation co-authored by Rep. Sherrill and Rep. Jackie Spier.
Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement praising the announcement of a bipartisan agreement between Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) to create commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol:
Washington, DC -- Yesterday, the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) officially endorsed a slate of legislation seeking to address the January 6th insurrection and prevent future acts of domestic terrorism, including legislation introduced by Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and others that would establish a commission to examine domestic extremism.
Washington, DC – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Tom Reed (R-NY), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) introduced legislation today to further investigate both the January 6 domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol and the federal government’s failure to more broadly respond to the threat of domestic terrorism over the past two decades.
The Inauguration ceremony of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
The ceremony is likely to be significantly different from past inaugurations due to public health precautions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. Rep. Sherrill's office has no information about the inaugural ceremonies at this time, but has created this page to accept and track requests for tickets to attend the Inauguration.
Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) was selected to serve on the House Committee on Education and Labor for her second term in office. Rep. Sherrill is also a member of the Armed Services and the Science, Space, and Technology Committees.