Mikie Sherrill for Congress

Press Release: Rep. Sherrill Endorsed by Giffords for Commitment to Gun Safety

"Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill understands the true meaning of service,” said former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, co-founder of Giffords. She signed up for dangerous jobs and tours of duty because she wanted to keep our country safe. She realized she could put her experience to good use in the halls of Congress, where the concerns of too many Americans were being ignored. Once elected, Congresswoman Sherrill fearlessly pushed forward, making the fight for gun violence prevention a signature issue for the Congressional majority. Because of her efforts, Congress passed historic legislation, H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. She knows the fight isn’t done. We’ve got her back so we can continue to have a gun safety majority in Congress.” Read More >>

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Mikie Sherrill for Congress

Star-Ledger Editorial Board: Gateway 2020: A tunnel in peril, and an oblivious president. This is a recording. | Editorial

To wit: A study from the Regional Plan Association showed that just a partial tunnel shutdown — to repair one of the two existing tubes — would cost the US $16 billion in economic activity. In New Jersey, 38,000 NJ Transit riders would have to find alternate ways to get to work, and property values would fall by $22 billion. So Sherrill goes back to work. Later this month she’ll testify for a House infrastructure package that prioritizes Gateway. She will remind her colleagues of the imminent failure that will send the nation “into an immediate recession.” She will remind them that the need for a new tunnel is a quality of life issue. And she will warn that inaction “will damage our national prestige.” Read More >>

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Star-Ledger Editorial Board

Press Release: NEW JERSEY CONGRESSWOMAN AND U.S. NAVY VETERAN MIKIE SHERRILL ENDORSES MIKE BLOOMBERG FOR PRESIDENT

Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg for president, praising his commitment to reducing gun violence, protecting our environment, and rebuilding America’s crumbling infrastructure. She applauded his plan to support servicemembers transitioning out of active service and into civilian life by connecting them to high-quality and high-paying jobs, his commitment to protecting the country’s national security and economic interests, and his ability to restore the trust of the American people in our government once again. Read More >>

Posted on February 07, 2020 by Mikie Sherrill for Congress

New Jersey League of Municipalities: Representative Sherrill Urges Congress to Act on SALT Cap Relief

In an effort to educate her colleagues in Congress on the unfairness of the $10,000 cap on federal income tax deductions for amounts paid in State and Local Taxes (SALT), New Jersey Representative Mikie Sherrill is taking the House Floor on twelve consecutive days to talk about the cap’s impact on New Jersey residents, businesses, and homeowners. She is highlighting the penalty it imposes on married couples, filing jointly. And she explains how it punishes states that invest in their communities–‘investments in roads, libraries, schools, first responders, and teachers.’ Read More >>

Posted on December 13, 2019 by New Jersey League of Municipalities

Press Release: 60 Minutes - An update on the Trump impeachment inquiry: Members of Congress weigh in

Scott Pelley reports the new developments in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and speaks with voters and two members of Congress from both sides of the aisle who say the inquiry is necessary. The representative for New Jersey's 11th District is a Democrat: Mikie Sherrill. Scott Pelley: Many Americans are saying, "We just went through two years of this with the Mueller Report. And now we're gonna do this again?" Mikie Sherrill: I think what I'm asking for from the American people is faith. Faith in our democratic values. Faith that we can do this, relatively quickly and get to the bottom of this, and protect our democracy. Read More >>

Posted on October 06, 2019 by

Press Release: Business Insider: 7 Democratic lawmakers who served in the military and intelligence agencies accuse Trump of ‘flagrant disregard for the law’

Seven freshman Democrats who previously served in the US military or with intelligence agencies wrote an op-ed article in the wake of new reports about the whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump. The seven Democrats wrote that the recent allegations that Trump improperly tried to benefit from his political position, if proved true, crossed the line and would be considered an “impeachable offense.” “Our lives have been defined by national service,” the Democrats said in the article. “We are not career politicians.” “These new allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect,” they wrote. “We must preserve the checks and balances envisioned by the Founders and restore the trust of the American people in our government. And that is what we intend to do.” Read More >>

Posted on September 24, 2019 by David Choi

Press Release: Insider NJ: Sherrill Says Congress Should Address Ukrainian Allegations With ‘All Of The Tools’, Including Articles Of Impeachment

CD11 Representative Mikie Sherrill, who in the recent past has stopped short of joining other Democrats in calling for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump, released a statement regarding the allegations the President asked Ukrainian officials to investigate presidential primary candidate and former VP Joe Biden. In the statement (read below in its entirety), Sherrill says the President is “attempting to ‘fix’ the election” and that Congress should use “all of the tools” at its’ disposal, including impeachment. Sherrill added that she ‘didn’t run for Congress to impeach the President’ but said he is ‘threatening our national security’ and that Congress has constitutional oversight duties. Read More >>

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Insider NJ

Livingston Patch - Rep. Sherrill: Here’s Why I Voted Yes On Coastline Protection Act

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A federal bill that would create a permanent moratorium on oil/gas leasing along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts has gained the vote of U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill. Sherrill, a Democratic lawmaker who represents New Jersey's 11th District, voted in favor of the Coastal Marine Economics Protection Act (H.R. 1941), which passed in the House last week. The bill will now head to the Senate. Sherrill represents several towns in Essex, Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties. Oil and gas interests opposed the bill, saying such a ban would increase U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But Sherrill said the bill is needed to protect New Jersey's 130 miles of coastline. "New Jersey's coastline is a precious resource that sustains our environment, fishing industry, and tourism economy," Sherrill said. "Offshore drilling puts all three of those things at risk. Congress needs to focus on growing our clean energy economy and following New Jersey's lead by investing in a clean energy future." Read More >>

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

New York Times: House Panel to Investigate Report That Cabinet Official Coerced NOAA Chief

A congressional committee opened an inquiry on Wednesday into a report that the secretary of commerce, Wilbur L. Ross Jr., coerced the head of a federal science agency into supporting President Trump’s erroneous statements about Hurricane Dorian. In a letter to Mr. Ross, top officials of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology demanded documents and information related to an unusual, unsigned statement that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued on Friday that was perceived as rebuking its own scientists for contradicting President Trump’s claim that Alabama was in the path of Hurricane Dorian. “We are deeply disturbed by the politicization of NOAA’s weather forecast activities for the purpose of supporting incorrect statements by the president,” Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, the chairwoman of the committee, along with Representative Mikie Sherrill, the chairman of its oversight panel, wrote. Read More >>

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

Patch: Rep. Mikie Sherrill Of NJ Joins Battle To Fund Gateway Tunnel

There's a new player joining a high-stakes, bipartisan battle to fund the Gateway Project in New Jersey: U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill. On Wednesday, Sherrill offered enthusiastic backing for the massive public works proposal, which would build a two-track Hudson River rail tunnel from New Jersey to Manhattan and replace the "functionally obsolete" Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River. The projects would help alleviate chronic delays on the aging Northeast Corridor (NEC), one of the most heavily used passenger railroad lines in the nation. The affected segment of the NEC carries more than 200,000 daily Amtrak and NJ Transit riders on roughly 450 trains. Read More >>

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Eric Kiefer, Patch

Could Military Veterans Change More Than Control of Congress?

"To Democrats, part of the appeal of candidates with national-security experience is that it gives them additional credibility on issues, such as gun control, on which Republicans often portray their opponents as uninformed. Sherrill, when asked what she would do in her first year in Washington, gave a full-throated appeal for universal background checks. 'I qualified as an expert shot in the M16, the Colt .45, and the 9-millimeter Beretta when I was in the Navy. I continued to shoot at the U.S. Attorney’s office. I can tell you right now, there are weapons of war that I should not have [had to work so] hard to take off the streets of New Jersey.' It drew a round of applause, which is no easy feat when calling for stricter gun laws in a predominantly Republican district." Read More >>

Posted on November 04, 2018 by Evan Osnos, The New Yorker

These are the women who will decide the midterm elections

"For some people this is a reaction [to Trump], but for others it's a need for new leadership and support for more women in Congress," Sherrill said when asked about women voters deciding the election. "It's sort of a mixed bag in this district and a lot of swing districts." "I have expressed my concerns about his policies against women in about the strongest way you can express them, which is running for Congress," she said. "Me tweeting out constantly in the middle of the night about divisive things and ranting about Trump, I don't think it would move the agenda for the 11th district forward. I just don't think it's productive." Read More >>

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News

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