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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.
the disparity, and the inequities of our capitalistic society, coupled with the injustices from America's history of discriminatory practices against African Americans specifically, are reasons that DBE program must continue to exist and…
It is not easy to come forward and describe when discrimination has happened to you, but it is a necessary story to tell.
One of my priorities in examining racial discrimination in the Federal passenger rail contracting space is ensuring that minority men- and women-owned businesses have opportunities to build capacity and grow as large as multinational…
This is about leveling the playing field and everyone having the opportunity to compete in this great Nation.
When I had the honor of being selected by my colleagues to become the chairman of this subcommittee, one of my first priorities was seeing how I could bring equity to the rail sector.
Some uncomfortable conversations need to be had to bring about a positive result.
I do want to recognize the efforts of Deputy Administrator Amit Bose who, since his appointment, has been very aggressive in facilitating meetings between the private sector and quasi-public railroad trade associations and representatives…
The first question I asked when I got the gavel was how we could strengthen the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program at the Federal Railroad Administration.
It is deeply troubling to hear that your company did not receive fair consideration for a project because there was no minority participation goal.
As a black man, I know that feeling when people treat you differently because of the color of your skin.
I commend the Biden administration for taking bold steps to ensuring diversity and inclusion.
Today, our responsibility is to listen and reflect on each person's experience.
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was a stark reminder that cyber attacks on critical infrastructure can have physical real-world consequences.
I introduced the Homeland Security For Children Act, which passed the House unanimously in July.
It is a great opportunity at this point in time to try to attempt to change the culture that has existed.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this timely hearing, and also the ranking member.
Full implementation of these requirements is essential to creating a safety culture at the FAA.
I authored that legislation, so I am very proud of that, and also shepherded in the FirstNet operation here at DHS.
It is just a failure on our part--all of us here in these positions that that has not happened.
Ferries are vital to our efforts to combat climate change and should be incorporated in our infrastructure modernization plans.
The only way to end the pandemic is for more Americans to become fully vaccinated.
I think vaccination is a really important part of getting us through this, and I hope that more and more people understand that as we continue to bring back our economy, and as more people get vaccinated, more of the world is going to open…
Why can't we do it? If we have known--I have been talking about the topic since the Chairwoman has arrived here in Congress, she has talked about it, the Chairman has been on the committee since it started, what is the hold-up in bringing…
I am pleased to see the push to recruit pilot candidates that are diverse from underserved communities.
As everyone has mentioned, we are not going to get that diversity, equity, and inclusion within the airline industry and the aerospace industry if we do not increase the financial aid.
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