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October 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The New Jersey congressional delegation today wrote to President Trump in support of Governor Phil Murphy's request for a Major Disaster Declaration, making the state eligible for more federal resources as areas recover from damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias that battered New Jersey in August.

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Subcommittee on the Environment, Chairwoman Mikie Sherrill
September 25, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that her New Jersey office is extending service hours to ensure individuals with commitments during traditional business hours can access staff remotely and on a regular basis.

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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
September 24, 2020

Washington, DC -- Today marks 575 days since the House of Representatives passed the landmark Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8), which would require universal background checks for gun purchases. Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a U.S. Navy veteran and former federal prosecutor, marked the anniversary by renewing her call for the Senate to take up H.R.

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Representative Sherrill joined Governor McGreevey and the New Jersey Reentry Corporation for the release of the Legislative Commission on Reentry Services for Women.
September 22, 2020
Trenton, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined Governor Jim McGreevey, the New Jersey Reentry Corporation, and Members of the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly in Trenton yesterday for the release of the Legislative Commission on Reentry Services for Women’s report on the incarceration of women in New Jersey.
September 21, 2020

Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Rep. Mikie Sherrill's (NJ-11) Mitigate Methane Now Act. The legislation would curb climate change immediately by encouraging the replacement of old distribution lines, which are a major source of methane leakage across the country, particularly in the Northeast where the oldest infrastructure is located.

Issues:Environment
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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
September 21, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that counties and municipalities in the 11th Congressional District will receive more than $7.3 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the U.S.

Issues:Coronavirus
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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
September 21, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) will host a Military Service Academies virtual information forum for high school students on Sunday, September 27th at 12:00pm.

September 18, 2020

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement celebrating the life and legacy of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

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Rep. Sherrill speaks in favor of the Election Technology Research Act
September 16, 2020

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chairwoman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on the Environment, applauded the passage of her Election Technology Research Act (H.R. 4990) today.