Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) today sent House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez results from the second NJ-11 Small Business Survey. Representative Sherrill advocated for specific proposals and changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program to help North Jersey businesses based on the feedback from more than 350 small business owners located in 52 towns in the 11th District.

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today led 33 of his Senate colleagues in urging President Trump to reverse his decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). The Senators warned that an American withdrawal from WHO will upend efforts to implement a collective international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, inevitably put American lives and economic interests at risk, and undermines American leadership within the international community, while empowering China.

Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted today to advance two major pieces of child care legislation that will help ensure children, families, and workers are protected as we work to safely reopen the country.

The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would establish a bipartisan commission to study societal disparities affecting Black men and boys.

Legislation fights terror, youth vaping, algae blooms, & anti-Semitism — Protects vets, rural farmers, students, & local economy.  Includes key provisions for SALT & tax cuts.

Increased oversight and transparency of PPP needed in a second round 

This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led a bipartisan letter urging Congressional leadership to allow small businesses to apply for a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) forgivable loans, and urging increased transparency into how taxpayer dollars are being disbursed through PPP, as well as improved oversight and accuracy.