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January 30, 2019

Washington, DC -- Today Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill was named Chair of the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. The subcommittee is empowered with investigative authority on all matters concerning non-defense federal research.

January 29, 2019

Washington, DC -- At her first House Armed Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill questioned the redundancy of active component service members deployed this winter to the Southern border to help with capabilities that could be fulfilled through the Department of Homeland Security.

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Congresswoman Sherrill answers questions at her town hall meeting Sunday attended by more than 450 constituents.
January 28, 2019

Parsippany, NJ – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill held her first town hall meeting yesterday at the Parsippany P.A.L. fielding an impressive array of questions from constituents of New Jersey's 11th Congressional District. Sherrill spoke for two hours to a standing-room only crowd of 500 people on topics including infrastructure, tax relief, immigration, healthcare, and our environment.

January 25, 2019

Washington, DC -- Today Representative Sherrill led a coalition of members representing districts along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao urging her to adhere to the deadline for awarding $275 million already appropriated by Congress to fund urgent rail projects along the NEC.

January 23, 2019

Washington, DC -- Today Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill became an original co-sponsor of the Transportation Funding Fairness Act (TFFA). The bill clarifies that a state may determine whether a federally-backed and provided loan counts towards either the non-federal share or federal share of a transportation project.

January 22, 2019

Parsippany, NJ -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill announced this morning her co-sponsorship of H.R. 1, a landmark bill to improve access to the ballot box, strengthen cybersecurity in elections and ethics rules, and improve campaign finance disclosures.

January 17, 2019

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill has postponed her town hall until Sunday, January 27th, as Congress will be called back into session next week to address the government shutdown. The town hall will now be held at the Parsippany PAL on Baldwin Road.

January 15, 2019

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey secured an assignment on the House Armed Service Committee for the 116th Congress. The House Armed Services Committee is responsible for all aspects of congressional oversight of the Department of Defense and authorization of military policy.

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Congresswoman Sherrill addresses the House of Representatives
January 10, 2019
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill addressed the House of Representatives for the first time today during debate on H.R. 267, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019.
January 8, 2019

Washington, DC -- Today Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced her first co-sponsorship of legislation will be H.R. 8, a bipartisan universal background check bill.