Donald M. Payne

Mr. Speaker, tonight I rise in support of America's children because the Contract With America is an all-out assault on America's children. Last week, in this Chamber's Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the former…

I would like to comment on command and control. I have the feeling my argument will not change the minds here today, but as someone who traveled to Somalia four times and sincerely cares about what happens there, I would like to provide…

as a strong supporter of the proposal put forth by President Clinton to increase the minimum wage, I would like to share with my colleagues the findings of a survey in my home State of New Jersey. Despite dire predictions by some of gloom…

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus, I rise in strong opposition to the provision in the rules package which will eliminate all legislative service organizations. Let's be honest--this attack on the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Congressional Black Caucus budget and urge my colleagues to support this sound economic alternative. As a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, I recommended changes in our international…

I join my colleagues in this celebration of Black History Month, a time when we, as African-Americans, remember our past and look with hope toward our future. The African-American community has been blessed, in the past and the present…