Donald Payne: “I stand with you. Instead of letting senseless actions take place, it is long overdue that we do what makes the most…”

I hope the witnesses here today will help me understand why the Department rushed to reorganize--without Congressional authorization--at a time when permanent leaders were in place in only one of the impacted offices.

I implore the administration to submit a responsible budget that recognizes the connectivity between various important S&T research programs.

I have introduced legislation (H.R. 3613, the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017) to address neighborhood violence and keep weapons off the streets.

For the first time, this mode of transportation has guaranteed funding for multiple years.