Donald M. Payne

I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call Votes Nos. 143 through 152. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``Nay'' on Roll Call Vote No. 143, H.R. 3602; `'Nay'' on Roll Call Vote No. 144, Nunn Amendment No. 2 to H.R. 8038; ``Yea'' on…

I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call Vote No. 142. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on H. Res. 1160.

I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call Vote No. 141. Had I been present, I would have voted Yea on adoption of H. Res. 1143.

I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call Votes Nos. 135 through 140. Had I been present, I would have voted: Nay on Roll Call Vote No. 135, LaLota Amendment No. 3 to H.R. 4639; Yea on Roll Call Vote No. 136, H.R. 4639, Nay on Roll Call…

I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call Votes Nos. 124 through 134. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``Nay'' on Roll Call Vote No. 124, Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1149; ``No'' on Roll Call Vote No. 125…

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall Nos. 112 and 113. Had I been present, I would have voted nay on rollcall Vote No. 112, Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1137, and nay on rollcall Vote No. 113, H. Res. 1137…

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall Nos. 110 and 111. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 110, S. 382, and ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 111, H.R. 2560. ____________________

I was unable to cast my vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 107, Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1125; ``nay'' on rollcall No. 108, H. Res. 1125; and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 109, H.R. 3250…

I was unable to cast my vote for Roll Call Nos. 105 and 106. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall Vote No. 105, H.R. 6655 and ``yea'' on rollcall Vote No. 106, S. 2051. =========================== NOTE…

Let me first thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick) for allowing me the opportunity to speak today and also the gentleman from Illinois, her great partner, the Honorable Jonathan Jackson, who comes from a lineage of…

Let me first thank Mr. Moore for being gracious and allowing me this time. We need to see more of that between both sides of the aisle, and I thank him very much, sir. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great man, my father, Congressman…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois for that kind introduction and also the gentlewoman from Florida for hosting this Special Order hour. They come here every week bringing the message from the CBC, and they do an incredible job. Also, it…

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for her leadership in this Congress on these important Special Order hours that the CBC has been involved in. She has done an exemplary job in making sure she is able to rally the cattle and keep them…

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall votes 34 and 35. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 34 and ``no'' on rollcall vote No. 35. ____________________

Today I rise to support Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and declare this Congress a Republican do-nothing Congress of epic proportions. House Republicans continue to focus on chaos, dysfunction, and extremism. They continue to put…

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for giving me the opportunity to speak on my mentor, my hero, EBJ, who, you see, when I arrived in Congress 11 years ago after the death of my father, the late Donald Payne, Sr., EBJ put her arm around me…

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall vote Nos. 710 through 717. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 710, ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 711, ``yea'' on rollcall vote No. 712, ``yea'' on rollcall vote No…

Let me thank the gentleman from Illinois and the gentlewoman from Florida for the opportunity to speak. I absolutely thank my colleague from the great State of Ohio for bringing this issue to the forefront and having a press conference…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois for the opportunity to discuss this very important issue. I rise today to oppose the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024. Today is a monumental…

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall 528--had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 771. ____________________

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall No. 402 due to an unforeseen circumstance. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay''. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Stauber). The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois for the opportunity to speak tonight on an issue that paralyzes this Nation. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss and address our country's gun violence epidemic and promote the commonsense solutions…

I was unable to cast my votes today due to an unforeseen circumstance. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 361, ``no'' on rollcall No. 362, ``no'' on rollcall No. 363, and ``aye'' on rollcall No. 364. personal…

Let me thank the gentleman from Illinois for the opportunity to discuss this term that was used in this very Chamber just last week: colored people. It is a term used to describe African Americans during a debate that was negative. Colored…