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December 15, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today called on Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie to resign following the recent report from Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General detailing the Secretary's attempts to smear a woman veteran who reported a sexual assault at a VA facility:

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December 11, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that Morris County Vocational School of Technology student and Parsippany resident Riya Dadheech is the winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey's 11th District. Riya's app, Plate of Hope, creates a platform to connect and match food donors with food pantries in need.

December 9, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced the launch of the "Holiday Wishes for Healthcare Heroes" program today for the 2020 holiday season.

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December 9, 2020

Inland Waters of New Jersey Targeted for Federal Funding to Detect and Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) delivered key wins for North Jersey in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The legislation included an authorization for the U.S.

Issues:Environment
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December 8, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted today to secure passage of the bipartisan conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. Representative Sherrill is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and of the bicameral conference committee which produced the report, which now awaits final passage by the Senate.

Issues:Veterans
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December 8, 2020
Washington, DC -- Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced the bipartisan Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support (FLOODS) Act to establish a National Integrated Flood Information System. This is companion legislation to S. 4462 sponsored by Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Gary Peters (D-MI) that passed the chamber in November.
Issues:Environment
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Subcommittee on the Environment, Chairwoman Mikie Sherrill
December 2, 2020

(Washington, DC) —In the 1960s, the deterioration of America's environment, and its impacts on human health, were at the forefront of public discourse. To address these concerns, President Nixon proposed a plan to Congress in early 1970 that would consolidate federal environmental research, monitoring, and enforcement duties into one agency, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Issues:Environment
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November 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to send the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 to conference committee and appointed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) as a member of the bipartisan, bicameral panel.

Issues:Congress
November 18, 2020

PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced that Prevention is Key, Inc. (PIK), located in Randolph, NJ, was awarded a $600,000 grant to fund a mentoring program for children in Morris and Passaic Counties who have been exposed to opioid misuse through their own experience or that of a family

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November 17, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- New Jersey Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) released the following statements honoring the life and service of Picatinny Enhancement Coalition (PEC) board member Bill Morelli: