Mikie Sherrill

It's one of the states actually that traditionally has the most intergenerational families of any state in the nation, meaning that people who are born in the state and raise a family in the state want to retire in the state. Some of that is being broken though, just for the very reasons you're pointing out, a lot of it's cost of living.

It's one of the states actually that traditionally has the most intergenerational families of any state in the nation, meaning that people who are born in the state and raise a family in the state want to retire in the state. Some of that is being broken though, just for the very reasons you're pointing out, a lot of it's cost of living.

And so we're seeing the cautionary tales of other blue states. We're not going to be able to continue to run the great economy that we've been successful at running, whether it's in some of our healthcare sectors, our pharmaceutical sectors, our medical device sector, our defense space sector, our space sector.

And so we're seeing the cautionary tales of other blue states. We're not going to be able to continue to run the great economy that we've been successful at running, whether it's in some of our healthcare sectors, our pharmaceutical sectors, our medical device sector, our defense space sector, our space sector.

And so we're seeing the cautionary tales of other blue states. We're not going to be able to continue to run the great economy that we've been successful at running, whether it's in some of our healthcare sectors, our pharmaceutical sectors, our medical device sector, our defense space sector, our space sector.

I mean, these are all growing places and they run in New Jersey because we have one of the most talented workforces in the nation. And that is a gift. I mean, that is great that we have that. But if we don't address affordability, if we don't address cost of living, we are going to very quickly see the problems that we're seeing in other blue states.

I mean, these are all growing places and they run in New Jersey because we have one of the most talented workforces in the nation. And that is a gift. I mean, that is great that we have that. But if we don't address affordability, if we don't address cost of living, we are going to very quickly see the problems that we're seeing in other blue states.

I mean, these are all growing places and they run in New Jersey because we have one of the most talented workforces in the nation. And that is a gift. I mean, that is great that we have that. But if we don't address affordability, if we don't address cost of living, we are going to very quickly see the problems that we're seeing in other blue states.

And we've already seen those problems in the electorate as they're weighing in and saying, you know. it's just getting too hard here. And how is it that in the richest country in the world and one of the richest states in the nation, I'm having such a hard time getting by? And so that is what we need to address. And that's what I've constantly been focused on in Congress.

And we've already seen those problems in the electorate as they're weighing in and saying, you know. it's just getting too hard here. And how is it that in the richest country in the world and one of the richest states in the nation, I'm having such a hard time getting by? And so that is what we need to address. And that's what I've constantly been focused on in Congress.

And we've already seen those problems in the electorate as they're weighing in and saying, you know. it's just getting too hard here. And how is it that in the richest country in the world and one of the richest states in the nation, I'm having such a hard time getting by? And so that is what we need to address. And that's what I've constantly been focused on in Congress.

So whether it's housing affordability, the legislation I have around grocery store prices, childcare costs, all of this is directed at lowering costs for everyday families. And that is what we have to really truly address, or we are going to see pretty quickly a lot of the problems you just discussed in other blue states.

So whether it's housing affordability, the legislation I have around grocery store prices, childcare costs, all of this is directed at lowering costs for everyday families. And that is what we have to really truly address, or we are going to see pretty quickly a lot of the problems you just discussed in other blue states.

So whether it's housing affordability, the legislation I have around grocery store prices, childcare costs, all of this is directed at lowering costs for everyday families. And that is what we have to really truly address, or we are going to see pretty quickly a lot of the problems you just discussed in other blue states.

Exactly. How dare they? How dare they?

Exactly. How dare they? How dare they?

Exactly. How dare they? How dare they?

I mean, build more is the start, right? So New Jersey has some legislation and court decisions around affordable housing. And so there's building requirements for affordable housing. But generally in our state, how developers do that is they build luxury apartment buildings. And then they have several affordable housing units within that.

I mean, build more is the start, right? So New Jersey has some legislation and court decisions around affordable housing. And so there's building requirements for affordable housing. But generally in our state, how developers do that is they build luxury apartment buildings. And then they have several affordable housing units within that.

I mean, build more is the start, right? So New Jersey has some legislation and court decisions around affordable housing. And so there's building requirements for affordable housing. But generally in our state, how developers do that is they build luxury apartment buildings. And then they have several affordable housing units within that.