Donald Payne Jr.
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Donald Milford Payne Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he succeeded his late father, Donald M. Payne Sr., who held the seat for over two decades. Payne Jr. has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development during his time in office. He has been an advocate for social justice and has worked to address the needs of his constituents in urban areas of New Jersey.
Jul 13, 2020
For too many communities, the pandemic is continuing to get worse. The magnitude of this pandemic is devastating.
Jul 13, 2020
It didn't have to be this way, but there was a clear lack of leadership, most importantly at the White House itself.
Jul 13, 2020
I hope that it is clear now, with more than 3 million cases and well over 130,000 deaths Nation-wide...
Jul 13, 2020
Instead of taking proactive steps early on to invoke the Defense Production Act, build up our supply reserves...
Jul 13, 2020
President Trump was instead downplaying the threat of the virus and telling the American people that it was 'under control'...
Jul 12, 2020
Let me say, even before the pandemic, detainees had reported troubling instances, abuse of force, solitary confinement, and punishment in retaliation for speaking out about poor conditions of confinement in at least one of your detention…
Jul 9, 2020
This administration's response to the outbreak has been an utter failure on a multitude of levels.
Jul 9, 2020
the most important part of Congress' work is to pass the Heroes Act so that we can get resources out for PPEs, testing, hospitals, and others
Jul 9, 2020
Leadership must be guided by equity, not political maneuvering and capitalism, at the expense of human lives.
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