Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) offered congratulations and thanks to GFS Supply & Services, Inc. in East Hanover for earning a Gold Medal in the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program at the U.S. Department of Labor. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award recognizes a company or organization's commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.
Parsippany, NJ -- Reacting to reports of the first new COVID case at the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home since July, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and John Carter (TX-31) formally introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020 in the House this week. The legislation, named for federal Judge Esther Salas's son who was murdered during a violent home invasion—would safeguard
PARSIPPANY, NJ – U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) this afternoon spoke about their new legislation to increase nursing home oversight. Reps. Sherrill and Pascrell were joined by two caregivers from Northern New Jersey as well as Donna Griff and Dana Mooney, the daughters of a long-term care facility resident who died from COVID-19.
Parsippany, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement:
"We received news that our child care provider received a positive COVID-19 test. Luckily, everyone in our family has tested negative, however, we will be quarantining according to CDC guidelines."
WASHINGTON, DC -- Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) will introduce two pieces of legislation to improve oversight of long-term care facilities and strengthen the laws governing their pandemic response. While only 0.5 percent of U.S. residents live in nursing homes, individuals in nursing homes account for 40 percent of the nation's COVID-19 deaths.
Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) will hold a telephone town hall with residents of New Jersey's 11th Congressional District on Thursday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Suzan DelBene (WA-1), and Terri Sewell (AL-7) today introduced the Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your (SPEEDY) COVID-19 Tests Act, which will encourage commercial testing labs to streamline COVID-19 PCR testing notification operations to help patients get their results sooner.