Steve Rothman

He was known throughout the world as a champion of the downtrodden, those in need, and a champion of human rights.

History will record that this young man from Newark, Donald Payne, literally saved tens of thousands of lives--he did--all over the world--in America, in Africa, and in Northern Ireland.

He leaves behind a legacy, not only as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, family man, but also as a dear, loving friend.

My big question was, does Iran know that there is no room between the two--there are disagreements among friends at all levels, as well as nations, but do they--the President used the word 'prevent,' and you have used the word, that the…

I don't seek a rush to war.

Gadhafi should not even be granted a visa to enter the United States.

If the health care bill passes, will elective abortion be paid for by the government? Answer. No.

Address in some way or another and improve the situation where we now have 47 million uninsured.

One of the purposes of this health care reform or health insurance reform is to keep the insurance companies out of it.

So do you get, my colleagues, the hypocrisy? They slashed the tax collectors, paid eight times more to this private contractor cronies, and then when we get a Democratic majority in the House to pass this to eliminate this wasteful…

I thank the gentleman. So can you imagine, Madam Speaker, they slashed IRS collectors from people who owed taxes, slashed the tax collectors, and wanted to privatize it and pay eight times more to their friends in private industry to do…

About $300 billion is owed to the American taxpayers by those income earners who refuse to pay their taxes. They admit they owe the money, but they refuse to pay. That is about $300 billion. That is the problem. Now, what is the solution…

first let me thank my distinguished friend and colleague, Mr. Holt from New Jersey, for his leadership on this issue and his support from the very beginning. It was critical. I am most grateful, as are all the students who will now be able…

I did want to point out that good people have not stood silently during all of this. Both the New Jersey State Bar Association and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers have withdrawn from the National High School Mock Trial…

I rise to recognize the Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon, Incorporated, their partners, Unilever and DHL, and in particular Mr. Alan Krutchkoff, the president and founder of the Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon and fellow resident of Fair Lawn, New Jersey…

I support the Kingston amendment which upholds existing law which allows for the importation of a personal-use quantity, a 90-day supply of a prescription medicine from Canada. What the Kingston amendment will not allow, though, is the…

This amendment strikes an earmark for a project requested by myself and Congressman Sires who together represent the town of North Bergen, New Jersey. The funds allocated in this bill would have gone towards the construction of a new…

What would my Republican friends have said if the Democrats had offered to cut the President's requested spending on foreign affairs by $700 million last year when they were in the majority? They would have said that the Democrats were…

My friend, you referred to a translation of a speech. The offenses of Ahmadinejad are many. And three separate remarks on three separate occasions calling for the destruction of the state of Israel, does the gentleman have translations of…

First of all, a lot of these statements occurred in the capital of Iran during the World Without Zionism Conference. Zionism is a historic movement of returning the Jews to their Biblical homeland where they were expelled for thousands of…

the gentleman is afraid that because at an anti-Zionism ``World without Zionism'' conference, Ahmadinejad said, ``Wipe Israel off the map.'' We are quibbling over whether he said on another occasion, wipe the Israel regime, Zionist regime…

the distinguished chairman dares me to go back and tell my people. I am going to say, the Republicans will not give you the minimum wage increase unless we give $800 billion to the super-rich. They will say, don't do it, Steve. We will…

tomorrow's headlines are going to read ``hostage taken''. And you know what they are going to mean? The increase in the minimum wage was taken hostage by the Republican majority. They have taken the increase in the minimum wage hostage…

how did this happen? We have lost 2,500 American servicemen and women. They have been killed in Iraq. 18,000 U.S. soldiers grievously wounded. We have spent over one-third of a trillion dollars in Iraq on this war, so far. Yet, 80 percent…