07/22/2014
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"Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sorrow that I inform the House that our dear friend and colleague, Don Payne, has passed."
"In the ensuing weeks since Don Payne's untimely passing, I, along with all who knew and deeply respected him, keep expecting to hear his gentle voice admonishing us to care more and to do more for tho..."
"He was truly a remarkable man. I had the privilege of sitting next to him for about 15 years..."
"Nobody has fought harder with an iron will and physical strength not to give in, because he had so much left to do."