Donald M. Payne: “Seven out of ten of the fastest growing economies are today in Africa.”

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. 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…

We can then get on to debating the majority's economic plans, like a 30 percent national sales tax or holding the debt limit hostage. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' so we can stop wasting time with this nonsense and get…

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…