Donald M. Payne: “I want them to see there are no barriers to achievement. I want to give them a reason to try.”

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 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 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…

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…