Press Releases

The Pentagon’s September 11th Observance this morning.

Rep. Sherrill Statement on the 18th Anniversary of September 11th

September 11, 2019

Washington, DC -- Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) participated in the Pentagon’s September 11th Observance and released the following statement on the 18th anniversary of the 2001 attacks: “For eighteen years, we’ve celebrated and mourned the members of our community we lost in 2001, and the bravery of the first responders who ran towards the burning buildings in Lower Manhattan, the Pentagon, and Shanksville — into immeasurable and unknown danger.

Issues:CongressHealthVeterans

Rep. Sherrill Meets with Local Officials, Organizations to Discuss Efforts to Combat Opioid Crisis in North Jersey

August 27, 2019

Press Release

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill met with local officials and organizations yesterday as part of a swing through the 11th Congressional District focused on the opioid epidemic. In 2018, more than 3,000 people died in New Jersey of an overdose, higher than the national average.

Issues:Health

Rep. Sherrill Statement on Administration’s Push for Indefinite Child Detention

August 21, 2019

Press Release

Parsippany, NJ -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement today after the administration announced a new regulation that would terminate the Flores settlement agreement, a court ruling that prevents the government from detaining immigrant children for more than 20 days:

Rep. Sherrill, EPA Regional Administrator Lopez, and NJDEP Commissioner McCabe at Rockaway Township Wells Superfund Site

Rep. Sherrill Tours NJ-11 Superfund Sites with EPA Regional Administrator Lopez, NJDEP Commissioner McCabe, Local Officials

August 20, 2019

Press Release

Fairfield, NJ -- Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill toured six Superfund sites in the 11th District of New Jersey. Congresswoman Sherrill was joined on the tour by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Peter D. Lopez, NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe, and well as other local officials from Chatham Township, Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough, and Fairfield.

Issues:Environment

Rep. Sherrill and Wayne Mayor Vergano at the Wayne Municipal Building this afternoon

Representative Sherrill Launches Office Hours in Wayne

August 7, 2019

Press Release

Wayne, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) launched Office Hours today at the Wayne Municipal Building. Representative Sherrill's casework staff will be at the Wayne Municipal Building every other week offering assistance to residents who need help navigating federal agencies.

Rep. Sherrill Joins with Morris County Park Police Chief DiPietro and Lt. Ferraioli

Sherrill Visits Six Towns in NJ-11 for National Night Out

August 7, 2019

Press Release

Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill celebrated National Night Out yesterday across six towns in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. National Night Out is an annual nation-wide event that promotes police-community partnerships to improve relationships and make our neighborhoods safer.

Rep. Sherrill with the 2018 NJ-11 Congressional App Challenge Winners

Rep. Sherrill Announces 2019 Congressional App Challenge Launch

August 6, 2019

Press Release

Parsippany, NJ – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) is excited to announce that her office is hosting the 2019 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for students in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, and the submission portal is now open.

Representative Sherrill Calls on the Senate to Pass House Gun Safety Measures

August 5, 2019

Press Release

Parsippany, NJ -- In the aftermath of two mass shootings this weekend in Texas and Ohio, Representative Sherrill (NJ-11) renewed her call for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring commonsense gun safety legislation passed in the House up for a floor vote.

Representative Sherrill reviews information about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Representative Sherrill’s Health Center Legislation Approved in House and Senate

July 31, 2019

Press Release

Washington, DC -- The House of Representatives approved Representative Mikie Sherrill's (NJ-11) and Senator Bob Menendez's (D-NJ) bicameral and bipartisan legislation yesterday, introduced with Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to reauthorize the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) program for five years.

Issues:Health

Rep. Sherrill Renews Call for Immediate Action to Secure our Election System

July 26, 2019

Press Release

Washington, DC -- Representative Sherrill renewed her call for immediate action to secure our election system following the publication of a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report that concluded Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states during the 2016 election cycle.