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October 5, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10) and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $4,658,050 in federal funding to hire 32 new police officers in Essex County, Orange and East Orange.
Issues:Local Issues

September 29, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Co-Chair of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, announced the introduction of legislation aimed at extending colorectal cancer screenings to underserved populations.
Issues:Health Care

September 28, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to override the veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.

September 26, 2016
An amendment introduced by Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, was included in legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.

September 26, 2016
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, to make it easier for first responders to acquire new equipment and technologies they need to respond to evolving threats.

September 20, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ) released the following statement on a letter he and several colleagues sent to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), calling on the agency to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone for eighteen months, from November 21, 2016 through May 21, 2018.

September 20, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) appeared on CNN’s “Wolf” this afternoon to discuss the weekend bombings that took place in Seaside Park, New Jersey and Manhattan.

September 19, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, issued the following statement in response to the weekend bombings that took place in Seaside Park, New Jersey and Manhattan.

September 6, 2016
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications and a 2016 National Preparedness Month Congressional Co-Chair, issued the following statement marking National Preparedness Month.

August 19, 2016
Today, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement on the fatal NJ Transit bus crash in Newark, New Jersey that killed one person and injured at least 19 others.
Issues:Local Issues