Mikie Sherrill for Congress

SEIU 32BJ Unveils Congressional Endorsements for Primaries

The members of SEIU 32BJ, the largest property services union in the country, today announced all their endorsements for the upcoming 2022 congressional primary election. “SEIU 32BJ gives building service workers in New Jersey a political voice. Elections are opportunities for us to support candidates that will fight for and protect working families and their communities,” explained SEIU 32BJ Executive Vice President and NJ State Director Kevin Brown. “We do not take anything for granted and we make sure that every voter is touched through door-knocking, phone banking, and texting – no stone goes unturned. Through hard work and policies that center on working-class people – Democrats can and will continue to win.” Read More >>

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Insider NJ

We need better rainfall predictions after Ida, N.J. lawmaker says. Her bill just cleared House.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed into New Jersey last September, bringing torrents of rain, heavy winds, extensive flooding, and power outages. A tornado touched down in Mullica Hill. At least 30 people across the state died. Perhaps better data could have helped the state prepare for the devastating storm, and legislation that passed the U.S. House Wednesday would provide that information. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11th Dist., would provide new funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct studies and collect data that take into account the impacts of climate change, and to help develop the best way to estimate precipitation. Read More >>

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Jonathan D. Salant

Sherrill calls for tougher sanctions against Putin, Russia

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11th Dist.) on Thursday called for stiffer sanctions against “Putin and his cronies” in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It is critical to show Putin just how damaging this decision to invade will be to his country and his allies,” Sherrill said in a statement. Earlier, President Biden announced new economic sanctions against Russia. U.S. allies also have imposed sanctions. Freezing monetary assets doesn’t go far enough, Sherrill said. She called for immediate travel restrictions on Russian oligarchs and their families, removing Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system, and imposing “full blocking” sanctions on the Russian Central Bank. “We must sanction Putin himself” for his “unprovoked and unjustifiable attack (against)…a sovereign, democratic nation,” said the former Navy helicopter pilot Read More >>

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Kevin Coughlin

Rep. Sherrill’s Office Collects over 3,250 Valentine Cards for Healthcare Heroes

PARSIPPANY, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced on Valentine's Day that her office had collected over 3,250 valentines, which were distributed to health care providers across New Jersey’s 11th district, written by residents as a part of her “Valentines for Healthcare Heroes” program. “After hearing from our healthcare providers about how challenging these recent months have continued to be, we wanted to make sure they knew how much NJ-11 appreciates their hard work to keep us safe,” said Rep. Sherrill. “We saw an outpouring of support for this program and I especially want to thank our students for the beautiful cards they made.” Read More >>

Posted on February 14, 2022 by TAPINTO Staff

Rep. Sherrill Statement on White House Bill Signing of Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

“Today, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law, and I was fortunate to be part of the bipartisan group of lawmakers, transportation officials, union leaders, and more who attended the signing ceremony at the White House. It’s hard to overstate how large of a win this legislation is for families across NJ-11. For years, I’ve listened to the stories of hellish commutes that disrupt daily life and lived those disruptions myself. By getting shovels in the ground on the Gateway Tunnel Project and the Lackawanna Cutoff, ensuring our drinking water is safe from PFAS and lead pipes, creating good-paying union jobs that will fuel our economy, and investing in our children’s future and our global competitive edge — this legislation will benefit NJ-11 families in innumerable ways for decades to come." Read More >>

Posted on November 15, 2021 by

Reps. Gottheimer, Sherrill, Suozzi Statement on Inclusion of SALT Relief in Build Back Better Act

WASHINGTON, DC –– Today, Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) released the following statement on the agreement to include SALT relief in the Build Back Better Act: “We have been fighting this unfair, targeted tax since its inception in 2017. This agreement to address the cap on our State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction will effectively eliminate the undue burden for nearly all of the families in our districts who’ve been unfairly double taxed for the last four years. This fix will put money back in the pockets of hardworking, middle class families in our districts and help ensure that our local communities can continue making the investments that we need. We’re confident that with this agreement, we can move forward on this crucially important package and we will continue working to ensure that this tax cut gets signed into law to deliver this relief to our constituents as soon as possible.” Read More >>

Posted on November 05, 2021 by

Gottheimer, Sherrill applaud deal to restore SALT deduction

House Democrats agreed to raise the cap on the State and Local tax (SALT) deduction from $10,000 to $80,000 for the next ten years, rolling back an elimination of the deduction that was approved by Republicans in 2017. The agreement comes one day before the House votes on the Build Back Better spending plan and drew applause from two North Jersey House members who said they have been “fighting this unfair, targeted tax” since 2017. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) and Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) said the agreement “will effectively eliminate the undue burden for nearly all of the families in our districts who’ve been unfairly double taxed for the last four years.” Read More >>

Posted on November 04, 2021 by David Wildstein

HUNDREDS GATHER IN MONTCLAIR TO MARCH FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

In front of hundreds of women and allies at the New Jersey Women’s March for Reproductive Rights held in Montclair on Oct. 2, Montclairian Marjorie Neifeld Grayson shared her grandmother’s story who in the 1920s had to perform a self-abortion. “I don’t remember my grandmother who died when I was one. And I don’t recall my exact reaction to learning of this other than admiration for the strength of this woman I knew only through outside takes of her life,” Grayson said. “Of course, I never thought I would have to deal with the need for an abortion, but I certainly knew that safe, legal abortions could be necessary for all sorts of reasons.” Grayson said that in 1992, at the age of 40 and expecting her second child, she had to make the decision to end her pregnancy after her doctor told her the child she was expecting would not survive the pregnancy or childbirth. She was able to do so the next day at an abortion clinic in New Jersey. Read More >>

Posted on October 02, 2021 by By KATE ALBRIGHT

Governor Murphy Signs Legislative Package to Combat Food Insecurity in New Jersey

TRENTON – During Hunger Action Month, Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law a comprehensive legislation package aimed at combatting food insecurity, reaffirming his commitment to end hunger in New Jersey. The six bills will commit to addressing hunger by expanding access to the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and its benefits, bolstering school meal programs, and establishing the Office of the Food Insecurity Advocate. Additionally, the Governor also signed A5690 which directs the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to include information on SNAP on any materials pertaining to unemployment compensation benefits. Read More >>

Posted on October 01, 2021 by By Insider NJ

Essex County Marks 20th Year Anniversary of September 11 Attacks With Memorial Ceremony at Eagle Rock Reservation

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. hosted Essex County’s yearly “Essex County Remembers” ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock September 11th Memorial to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragedies in New York, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania...Some dignitaries in attendance included Commissioner Len Luciano, Deputy Chief of Staff William Payne, Sheriff Armando Fontoura, Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Bob Menendez and Teresa Ruiz, Congressional Representatives Mikie Sherrill and Donald Payne, Jr., Commissioner President Wayne Richardson and Commissioner Patricia Sebold. Read More >>

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Tapinto West Orange

The Women Left Out of Post-9/11 Health Care

Cancer is the most common recognized condition among survivors. Women make up 47 percent of survivors (and 12 percent of responders) enrolled in the program, according to CDC data, and breast cancer in women is the third-most-prevalent cancer in the program overall. Data is lacking, however, on other female-oriented health problems like uterine cancers and autoimmune diseases, which are more common in women than men. A petition to add uterine and endometrial cancers to the list was rejected in September 2019 for lack of evidence, due to relatively small numbers of women studied. Still, “it was sort of surprising that so many cancers were included, but not uterine,” Reibman says. She supports a new push to get these cancers added, led by New Jersey representative Mikie Sherrill. Inclusion of uterine cancer will be reconsidered at a WTCHP hearing on September 28. Read More >>

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Susan Rinkunas, The Cut

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