Donald M. Payne: “You stood tall and strong beside us in the darkest moments when the international community and countries of the region…”

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 gentlewoman from Florida for giving me the opportunity to speak on this issue tonight, and I also thank my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's horrible decision…

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 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…