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March 24, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement after House Republicans pulled their TrumpCare bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:Health Care

March 23, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, issued the following statement calling on Congressman Devin Nunes to step down as House Intelligence Committee Chairman over his handling of the Trump wiretapping investigation.

March 17, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Co-Chair of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, introduced legislation that will extend colorectal cancer screenings to underserved populations.
Issues:Health Care

March 16, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement after President Trump released his budget blueprint for fiscal year 2018.

March 13, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimate of the impact of the Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:Health Care

March 8, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement on news reports that the Trump administration plans to cut the budgets of the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund the president’s border wall.

March 8, 2017
Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security unanimously passed legislation introduced by Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) to incorporate children’s needs into disaster preparedness planning.

March 8, 2017
Today, Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly regarding his confirmation that DHS is considering separating children from their parents at the border.

March 6, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, issued the following statement after President Trump signed a revised executive order barring Muslims and refugees.

March 2, 2017
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Congressman David Young (R-IA), and Congressman Dan Donovan (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the threat of agro-terrorism and ensure the safety of food put on the tables of American families.