Pete Sessions: “I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey. In fact, he did refer to the relationship that I had with Don Payne, a…”

“I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey. In fact, he did refer to the relationship that I had with Don Payne, a young Congressman from New Jersey who, in fact, engaged me as a new Member in the Caribbean Caucus. During that period of time that I engaged with the Congressman's father, we tried to pay attention to the Caribbean, as some would say, a gateway to the United States of America, but a land of a number of islands of people who are not only most accommodating to the United States of America, but really thoughtful in ingenuity involved in the people of the Caribbean. {time} 1945 I found through the relationship that I had with then-Congressman Payne, as he was co-chairman of the Caribbean Caucus, I learned the things that he tried to teach me about not only people, but about a relationship with the United States of America. I do miss Don. I want to thank the gentleman for not only knowing that, but acknowledging that. I want to thank the gentleman for yielding time to me to file the rule. I thank the gentleman.”