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January 3, 2017
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement on New Jersey Assembly passage of A3539, a bill requiring schools to test and remediate lead in drinking water.
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December 14, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $2,262,719 to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the East Orange Child Development Corporation.
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December 9, 2016
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Congressman Payne, Jr. announced the winner of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge for high school students in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District.
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December 8, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement on House passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
December 2, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.’s (NJ-10) State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act (H.R. 4509) was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 that won House passage today.
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November 30, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act.
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November 28, 2016
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90 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressmen Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) and Charlie Dent (PA-15), today sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, asking them to bring H.R. 1220, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, to the House floor for a vote before the end of the 114th Congress.
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November 28, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement on the attack at Ohio State University.
November 28, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) increased the amount of renewable fuel that must be added to the nation’s gasoline supply.
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November 16, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. was among 169 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), who today sent a letter requesting President-elect Donald Trump rescind his appointment of Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist.
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November 26, 2013
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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received a delegation of U.S. congressmen on November 25, the Ministry reported. It was reported that bilateral ties between Azerbaijan and U.S. are developing successfully.
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November 15, 2013
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New Jersey lawmakers reacted along party lines Thursday to President Barack Obama’s announcement that Americans can keep canceled health insurance policies for a year as companies and consumers adjust to the demands of the Affordable Care Act.
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November 15, 2013
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The head of the Transportation Security Administration today assured Congress steps have been taken to prevent the kind of racial profiling that occurred at Newark Liberty International Airport under a controversial TSA behavior detection program.
November 14, 2013
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Lawmakers peppered the head of the Transportation Security Administration with questions Thursday about a screening program that government audits say is little better than random chance at spotting suspicious behavior.
October 29, 2013
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Payne made the following statement on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s destructive landfall on the state of New Jersey.
October 28, 2013
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Payne joined other New Jersey Democrats, BlueWave of New Jersey, and other proponents of raising the minimum wage in New Jersey from $7.25 to $8.25.
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October 26, 2013
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Rep. Donald Payne (D-10) announced his plan to introduce a bill in Congress to fund a study looking into ways to improve and strengthen the nation’s energy, making the announcement in Newark almost exactly a year after Superstorm Sandy left millions of New Jerseyans in the dark for days.
October 25, 2013
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Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., 10th District, has requested that the Army Corps of Engineers utilize federal Sandy supplemental funds to conduct a flood study of the controversial Rahway Arch project.
October 24, 2013
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Rep. Payne, Jr. speaks about growing up in a family dedicated to public services as well as discusses what he would like to accomplish in Congress, including job creation, gun safety, and increased security for our communities.
October 23, 2013
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Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy swamped the state’s electric infrastructure and left millions without power, a New Jersey congressman is pushing for a comprehensive review of how to better defend the nation’s grid from natural disasters and cyber attacks.