Donald M. Payne: “This is not an endeavor for which we lack the knowledge, skills, or resources to win.”

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 begin by thanking Congresswoman Cherfilus- McCormick and Congressman Jackson for holding the CBC Special Order hour on gun violence in America. Last week, our Nation was shocked by the acts of horrific violence in Allen, Texas, where…

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 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…