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Rep. Payne, Jr. Praises Elimination of Deadline for Passage of the ERA

February 13, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:  Patrick Wright   --  Patrick.Wright@mail.house.gov

Rep. Payne, Jr. Disappointed FTA Denied Hudson Tunnel Funding

February 13, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:  Patrick Wright   --  Patrick.Wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
Economy and Jobs, Infrastructure and Transportation, Local Issues

Rep. Payne, Jr. Pleased FTA Determined Portal North Bridge Eligible for Federal Funding

February 13, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:  Patrick Wright   --  Patrick.Wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
Infrastructure and Transportation

Rep. Payne, Jr.'s Homeland Security for Children Act Passed in House

February 13, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:  Patrick Wright   --  Patrick.Wright@mail.house.gov

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. praised his colleagues in the House after they voted to pass his Homeland Security for Children Act (H.R. 2932) with strong bipartisan support and a final vote of 374-11. 

Issues:
National Security

Rep. Payne, Jr. Announces New Federal Website to Help School Safety

February 13, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:  Patrick Wright   --  Patrick.Wright@mail.house.gov

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. announces the launch of the federal government’s new website dedicated to school safety.

Issues:
National Security

Rep. Payne, Jr. Votes for PRO Act

February 7, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:  Patrick Wright   --  Patrick.Wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
Economy and Jobs

Rep. Payne, Jr. Skips State of the Union address to Support President Trump’s Impeachment

February 4, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:    Patrick Wright -- (202) 225-3436 -- patrick.wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
National Security

Rep. Payne, Jr. Announces District to Receive $10.8 Million for Head Start and Heart Research

January 27, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:    Patrick Wright -- (202) 225-3436 -- patrick.wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
Education, Health Care

Rep. Payne, Jr. Rated New Jersey’s Most Popular House Member

January 21, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:    Patrick Wright -- (202) 225-3436 -- patrick.wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
Local Issues

Rep. Payne, Jr.'s Statement on the CMS Letter to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

January 17, 2020 Press Release

Media Contact:    Patrick Wright -- (202) 225-3436 -- patrick.wright@mail.house.gov

Issues:
Health Care

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Donald Payne Jr. speaks at Temple Beth-El Martin Luther King Jr. service

February 1, 2016 In The News
The Jersey Journal
Speaking to a crowd of people of varying religious and racial backgrounds Friday night, Rep. Donald Payne called for more interaction and dialogue between the Jewish and African-American communities.

Representative Donald Payne on the State of the Union

February 1, 2016 In The News
Caitlin Hillyard
C-SPAN
Representative Donald Payne, Jr. speaks about gun violence prevention following President Obama's State of the Union address and also reacts to Governor Chris Christie's comments comparing President Obama to a "petulant child."

Payne, Jr. Joins Letter to President Denouncing DHS-Led Immigration Raids

February 1, 2016 In The News
PolitickerNJ
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) joined 145 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, including every Democratic member of New Jersey’s delegation, in sending a letter to President Obama calling for an end to unnecessary raids of Central American refugees across the nation.

N.J. lawmakers to Obama: Let's work together

January 13, 2016 In The News
Jonathan D. Salant
NJ.com
Here's what New Jersey lawmakers had to say about the State of the Union address.

Payne: Keep guns from dangerous individuals with gun buyback program | Opinion

January 13, 2016 In The News
Donald M. Payne Jr.
The Star-Ledger
Gun violence is an epidemic that impacts every community in America, including right here in New Jersey. While we can never fully eliminate gun violence, there are steps we can take to save lives.

Maximum Monthly Commuter Tax Benefit for Transit Riders Increased

December 22, 2015 In The News
TAP INTO MONTCLAIR STAFF
TAP into Montclair
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10) made an appearance at New Jersey Transit’s (NJT) Walnut Station in Montclair on Monday to urge transit commuters to take advantage of new federal tax benefits to help pay the cost of rising bus and train fares.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs, Infrastructure and Transportation, Local Issues

New Jersey Transit Receives $71 Million Federal Sandy Funding

December 9, 2015 In The News
Paul Nichols
The Bergen Dispatch
New Jersey Transit received $71,419,023 in federal Sandy relief funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to rebuild and make New Jersey’s transit network more resilient to future natural disasters.
Issues:
Infrastructure and Transportation, Local Issues

An Interview with Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.

December 9, 2015 In The News
Local Talk News
For our readers, I interview Congressman Payne, Jr. to get insight into his ideas and work.
Issues:
Local Issues

$1.5 Million Renovation at Glenfield Park Has Started; Montclair Architect Awarded Contract

December 4, 2015 In The News
Natalie Heard Hackett
TAP Into Montclair
Renovation to Essex County's Glenfield Park began on Wednesday.
Issues:
Local Issues

Congressman Payne Says Tunnel Project Is Way Overdue

December 4, 2015 In The News
Alexandra Hill
WBGO News
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is the latest in a chorus of lawmakers calling for the immediate finance and construction of new rail tunnels between New Jersey to New York City; a project that NJ Congressman Donald Payne Jr. says should have been in the works years ago.
Issues:
Infrastructure and Transportation, Local Issues

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