Donald M. Payne: “I just hope that at some point in time, the Congress will come together and try to put American people first.”

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 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…

I thank my colleagues, the gentleman from Illinois and the gentlewoman from Florida, for their leadership in the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour this First Session of the 118th Congress. They have demonstrated, even as…