Donald M. Payne: “As the designee of Ranking Member Lowey, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey…”

Bob, Loretta, Dennis, and Bart, thank you very much for those informative remarks, and thank you very much for all you do for FMC. Bart has told you about the important work done by the Congressional Study Group on Korea. I want to note…

I was unable to cast my vote for rollcall 528--had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 771. ____________________

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 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…