The country is poorer for the loss of Donald Payne, but this country is greater for his public service.
Don Payne was a true servant who not only served his State of New Jersey, but Donald Payne was someone who took care of his district.
He was known because he understood that as a public policy maker he could influence education in this country, and he certainly did that.
If Donald Payne is not there, that door must be locked and the rest of us can give up.
Don didn't wait for a codel of a lot of people to be organized to go to a troubled spot.
I often quote the poet Robert Frost, who once admonished us that two roads diverged in the wood, and I picked the one less traveled by, and ...
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in an expression of appreciation for the life and service of Congressman Don Payne and to keep...
I am deeply grateful to Congressman Payne for breaking barriers that stood in the way for so many years.
We are also joined by a shared responsibility--to carry on his critical work, to carry forward his vision of a stronger Nation and a better ...
He showed how compassion, courage, and willingness to find common ground can drive positive change.
He helped make real the possibility of our Nation's first African American President--and first African American Attorney General.