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Creating an immigration process for new American immigrants is not just an issue that will shape the future for one group. So much is at stake for 3 million African and Caribbean immigrants that live and work here. They're a vital part of…
The gun safety debate that we are having is not about politics or political means. It is about doing what's right by our families, protecting our children, and reducing the gun violence that persists in the streets of my district every…
sequestration has already led to cuts in areas like TSA, CBP, air traffic controllers and the like, which, in my opinion, reduces our ability to prepare for and protect against a terrorist threat.
I am deeply concerned that the proper resources are not being allocated to Newark Liberty.
I want to thank my good friends and colleagues--Congressman Horsford from Nevada and Congressman Jeffries from New York, across the water from me--for once again anchoring this Special Order for the CBC on the impact of sequestration. I…
I'm deeply saddened for the American people that we are unable to bring this bill to the floor and stop the loss of 2 million American jobs. ____________________
I stand here today in absolute disappointment with this body and the total lack of Republican leadership. I can't even begin to express the disappointment I have with the GOP leaders who choose to play a game of chicken rather than do…
Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my good friends and colleagues, Congressman Horsford of Nevada and Congressman Jeffries of New York, for anchoring tonight's CBC Special Order on the Voting Rights Act. Fair and equal access to the…
Yesterday, I introduced a resolution to designate March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I want to thank Senators Lautenberg, Menendez, and Enzi for introducing a similar resolution in the Senate. I also want to thank the…
Let me first say ``thank you'' to the gentleman from New York, the gentleman from across the river with whom we are looking forward to having a great working relationship, as well as with the gentleman from Nevada, who has also…
Let me first begin by thanking my good friend and colleague, my chairwoman, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge from the State of Ohio, for anchoring this evening's Special Order on the culture of violence. Coming together to address gun violence…
I am very dismayed by what I have heard tonight. Citizens of this Nation--any of us--would think at a time of natural disaster they could depend on their Congress, their Nation, the people of this country. Many times, we have come to the…
Today I rise to honor my good friend and mentor, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Representative Emanuel Cleaver, the outgoing chairman of the CBC. An accomplished and esteemed legislator, Congressman Cleaver was instrumental in…
I rise first to offer my deepest condolences to the families of the victims in the recent Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy. In addition, I add my voice to the outcry of my colleagues, constituents, and Americans around the Nation to call for…
I join my colleagues today in recognizing World AIDS Day. While great progress has been achieved nationally and globally, our fight against HIV/AIDS should only grow stronger. Globally, 6.8 million people are eligible for HIV treatment but…
It is an honor and a privilege to be a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and to represent the people of the 10th Congressional District of the State of New Jersey. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my wife, Beatrice, for…
I am proud to join Chairman Smith as the coauthor of a bill to develop a comprehensive strategy to create American jobs by increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value over the next…
This is the way that the Congress should work, the way that America wants its Congress to work.
Trying to control the Internet would be like trying to nail Jello to the wall.
It's imperative that this assistance not only satisfy people's hunger, but that it meets their fundamental nutritional needs, as well.
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Politicians like Donald M. Payne
