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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be a serious public health threat. Below you can find updates from the CDC on the virus and safety information for the public and healthcare professionals. Residents who have questions or concerns should call New Jersey’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-222-1222 or 1-800-962-1253 if using an out-of-state phone line.
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PARSIPPANY, NJ – U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) this afternoon spoke about their new legislation to increase nursing home oversight. Reps. Sherrill and Pascrell were joined by two caregivers from Northern New Jersey as well as Donna Griff and Dana Mooney, the daughters of a long-term care facility resident who died from COVID-19. In the interest of safety, the event was held remotely.
Please join me for our next telephone town hall on Thursday, October 8th at 5:00 p.m. I will provide an update on the status of federal relief legislation, and a panel of experts will share insight on medical, mental health, and business resources to help us stay healthy and navigate the stress associated with the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) will introduce two pieces of legislation to improve oversight of long-term care facilities and strengthen the laws governing their pandemic response. While only 0.5 percent of U.S. residents live in nursing homes, individuals in nursing homes account for 40 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths.
Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) will hold a telephone town hall with residents of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. Sherrill will provide a legislative update, and a panel of health and workforce experts will share resources to help manage the ongoing challenges associated with balancing COVID concerns, work schedules, and remote schooling.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Suzan DelBene (WA-1), and Terri Sewell (AL-7) today introduced the Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your (SPEEDY) COVID-19 Tests Act, which will encourage commercial testing labs to streamline COVID-19 PCR testing notification operations to help patients get their results sooner. Quicker results will improve the diagnostic value of the tests to patients and reduce spread by ensuring infected individuals know their status and are aware they could infect others.
Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced today that counties and municipalities in the 11th Congressional District will receive more than $7.3 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds will provide temporary rental assistance to families and individuals at the greatest risk of eviction due to the pandemic.
Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) hosted a roundtable discussion last week with performing arts organizations based in New Jersey’s 11th District. The conversation centered around the impact of COVID on operations, how these organizations have created spaces to continue to provide access to the arts during the pandemic, and the need for additional federal support.
Parsippany, NJ -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig last week requesting that the IRS continue issuing Economic Impact Payments based on the latest eligibility information until all 2019 returns are processed.
Parsippany, NJ -- Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Max Rose (NY-11) today urged commercial laboratories to employ pooled testing for COVID-19. With the shortages of equipment, reagents, and testing supplies plaguing laboratories across the country, these laboratories need to establish alternative strategies to meet nation-wide testing goals.