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May 19, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and 85 other Members of Congress issued the following joint statement regarding the Verizon strike and ongoing labor negotiations.
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May 17, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security, led eleven of his colleagues in the New Jersey Congressional Delegation in expressing concern regarding the effects of long wait times and delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on passenger travels plans and commerce.
May 16, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, today signed on as an original cosponsor of the Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act.
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May 16, 2016
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Congressman Payne, Jr. joined a group of 111 Members of Congress in calling on House leaders to strengthen nutrition programs in the child nutrition reauthorization—the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016—rather than enact misguided changes that would hurt children’s access to nutritious meals, as the legislation currently does.
May 12, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security, released the following statement after Congress approved the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) request to shift $34 million in its FY 2016 budget to hire additional Transportation Security Officers and pay overtime in order to help alleviate long lines and wait times at airports.
May 11, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security, and Ranking Member Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (NY-4) and fellow Subcommittee member Congressman Bill Keating (MA-9) today called on House appropriators to allow the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to spend $34 million from its FY 2016 budget to hire additional Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and pay overtime in order to help alleviate long lines and wait times at airports.
May 9, 2016
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Today, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) visited The Leaguers, Inc. in Newark to highlight the importance of early learning and Head Start programs for New Jersey families and communities.
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Payne, Jr. Announces $1.4 Million Federal Grant to Prepare 27 STEM Teachers for High-Need NJ Schools
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) today announced that New Jersey City University (NJCU) has been awarded a $1,444,698 federal grant to recruit, prepare, and retain 27 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers for high-need school districts in New Jersey.
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May 3, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) held an awards reception Monday afternoon at the Newark Museum to recognize the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District.
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May 2, 2016
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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement today after Governor Chris Christie announced that he will require New Jersey’s public schools to test for lead in water.
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July 16, 2013
In The News
Big news of the week is that the U.S. House of Representatives may consider a long-stalled bill to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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July 16, 2013
In The News
Newark officials Monday unveiled the city’s new mobile emergency operations center, an RV-style vehicle equipped to serve as a command post on wheels during crises ranging from natural disasters to terrorist attack.
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July 15, 2013
In The News
As July 1st, 2013 neared; the pressing nature of interest rates on student loans doubling was growing more than ever during the last week of June. Even with that outcome looming, it seemed that members of Congress on both sides were failing to embrace a necessary compromise on a bill and allow students to pay the price figuratively and literally.
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July 12, 2013
In The News
Non-profit organization Soldier On is set to receive a $2 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to aid veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Hudson, Essex and Bergen counties.
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July 9, 2013
In The News
President Barack Obama met with the Congressional Black Caucus members on Tuesday morning to discuss job creation, immigration, poverty, and voting rights.
July 3, 2013
In The News
Amid political broadsides and calls for congressional action in response to the recent Supreme Court decision striking down a crucial section of the Voting Rights Act, it was a local community activist who brought the crowd to its feet during a rally today in Newark.
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July 3, 2013
In The News
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. expressed his extreme disappointment following the Supreme Court's decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act.
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July 3, 2013
In The News
Low-income college students who receive subsidized Stafford educational loans will see their interest rates double, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Lawmakers were unable to reach a compromise before the July 1 deadline. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-10th Dist.) describes the Senate delay as "unfair and immoral."
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July 3, 2013
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On Monday, July 1, Congressmen Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called for a solution to the doubling of interest rates for federally backed, need-based loans that went into effect today.
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July 3, 2013
In The News
Leading N.J. lawmakers and ministers called Wednesday on lawmakers to fight the U.S. Supreme Court decision that changed the federal voting rights act.
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