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Rep. Sherrill Deliver Remarks in Honor of Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel, Jr. ###
July 1, 2020

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted today to advance the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 in the House Armed Services Committee.

Issues:Veterans
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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
July 1, 2020

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today voted for the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2), which reauthorizes surface transportation programs through Fiscal Year 2025 and provides significant investment in America's infrastructure. It includes transportation infrastructure priorities that Rep.

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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
June 30, 2020

Washington, DC -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis today unveiled a comprehensive congressional climate action framework, which highlights Representative Mikie Sherrill's Mitigate Methane Now Act (H.R. 5542).

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Expand Telehealth Access for Medicare Recipients
June 26, 2020

Washington, DC — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the bipartisan Protect Telehealth Access Act today to build on telehealth's proven success during the COVID-19 pandemic by codifying Medicare reimbursements for telehealth services.

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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
June 25, 2020

Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today released the following statement on the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020:

"A month ago, the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis shocked the conscience of this nation. And I promised New Jersey residents that I would act.

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Rep. Sherrill Reviews Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, October 2019
June 25, 2020

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. Rep. Sherrill hosted a virtual reception last week to honor the students who will be attending the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S.

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Regional Recovery Task Force
June 23, 2020

Washington, DC -- Regional Recovery Task Force Co-Chairs Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Peter King (NY-02) led the introduction of the COVID-19 Stop Calling Americans Maliciously (SCAM) Act (H.R. 7299).

Issues:Coronavirus
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Seal of the United States House of Representatives
June 19, 2020
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the ranking member of the Senate’s transit subcommittee that oversees the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09), Albio Sires (N.J.-08), Tom Malinowski (N.J.-07), and Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11) announced today that the Portal North Bridge replacement—a key component of the broader Gateway Project that includes building a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel—has officially moved forward into the engineering phase of the program.
Issues:Economy
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Morris County
June 17, 2020

Washington, DC — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) applauded the United States Senate today for passing the landmark Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), 73-25. The bipartisan legislation will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog in our national parks and other land management agencies.

Issues:Environment
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Regional Recovery Task Force
June 16, 2020

Washington, DC -- Members of the Regional Recovery Task Force urged the CDC and CMS to issue additional guidance to businesses that clearly delineate circumstances that require a business to shut down, and circumstances where a business can remain safely operational even if a positive COVID-19 case is identified.