Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 13, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Late last month, two bioethicists--Dr. Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva--published an outrageous paper in the Journal of Medical Ethics, justifying the deliberate, premeditated murder of new- born…

Madam President, I rise to speak against three Republican amendments that pose a grave threat to our health, our children, and our environment. The first seeks to delay and weaken new EPA standards that would reduce the pollution produced…

I thank you very much and appreciate the gentlelady for yielding. Let me join my distinguished colleagues in expressing our deepest condolences to Don Payne's family. He was truly a remarkable man. I had the privilege of sitting next to…

It is with deep sorrow that I inform the House that our dear friend and colleague, Don Payne, has passed. He had colon cancer. In a few moments a privileged resolution will be offered on the floor that recognizes and honors this…

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a long-time friend from New Jersey. It is a sad day for all of us from New Jersey who knew Congressman Donald Payne from north New Jersey, and I pay tribute to my colleague who died this morning…

I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 571 Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable Donald M. Payne, a…

I do ask for a moment of silence to remember our dearly departed friend, Don Payne. The SPEAKER. Members and guests will rise and observe a moment of silence. ____________________

As cosponsor of this legislation, I rise in strong support of the bill. I want to thank Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin for working together in a bipartisan way to address this issue, and I hope this is the beginning of more…

Ladies and gentlemen, the House has lost a real advocate, a person who respected this institution and who understood what it was. So I know I speak for all of us when I say our condolences to the family and our condolences to his…

I would like to speak about my dear friend and colleague, Donald Payne, who passed away this morning. I saw him on Saturday for the last time, and I can't think of anybody who in this House has been closer to me and someone who made it so…

Madam President, I rise to mourn the passing of a great man, a great leader, a proud New Jerseyan, and my friend, Congressman Donald Payne. I am saddened beyond words by his death. Personally, I have lost a close friend and the people of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have a lot of Don Payne stories. I wanted to tell one which I think says a lot about the man. I listened to what Sheila Jackson Lee said before about how he was always humorous and telling jokes, but…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Shaheen). Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Congressman Don Payne

I thank my friend. Mr. Speaker, I can't believe that Don Payne is not with us today. I'm looking over there where he would often sit, and I would come down on the floor and ask him to do a 1 minute or a Special Order. {time} 1410 He was…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a committee hearing entitled ``The Semiannual…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The…