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Rep. Payne, Jr. Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

March 23, 2020 Press Release

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

Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care

Rep. Payne, Jr. Offices to Stay Open, but Reduce Interactions Due to Coronavirus Crisis

March 16, 2020 Press Release

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

Issues:
Health Care, Local Issues

Rep. Payne, Jr. Votes to Support Americans during Coronavirus Crisis

March 14, 2020 Press Release

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

Issues:
Economy and Jobs, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Local Issues, National Security, Seniors

Rep. Payne, Jr.’s Statement about President’s Actions to deal with Coronavirus

March 13, 2020 Press Release

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

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. issued the follow statement today after President Trump invoked the Stafford Act and declared a national state of emergency to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. 

Issues:
Health Care, Local Issues, National Security, Seniors

Rep. Payne, Jr. Awarded First Congressional Trophy for Floor Speeches

March 12, 2020 Press Release

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

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. received the first Congressional trophy ever awarded to a member of Congress for speeches in the U.S. House of Representatives today. 

Issues:
Local Issues

Rep. Payne, Jr. Announces $1.5 Million Grant to Test Drinking Water in Newark’s Schools

March 11, 2020 Press Release

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

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today for awarding $1.5 million in grant funding to New Jersey to test for lead in the drinking water of all city schools and childcare facilities. 

Issues:
Education, Health Care, Local Issues

Rep. Payne, Jr. Hearing Finds U.S. Not Ready for Mass Outbreak of Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 Press Release

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

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. lead a subcommittee hearing today that found the United States could handle the amount of coronavirus cases right now, but health experts said it was far from ready if the disease continues to spread.

 

Issues:
Health Care, National Security, Seniors

Rep. Payne, Jr. Votes to Protect Americans from Coronavirus

March 4, 2020 Press Release

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

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted for an $8.3 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill today to fully fund medical efforts against the coronavirus and protect Americans from this public health crisis. 

Issues:
Health Care, Local Issues, National Security

Rep. Payne, Jr. Designates March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March 2, 2020 Press Release

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

Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Seniors

Rep. Payne, Jr.’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Bill Passed in House

February 28, 2020 Press Release

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

Issues:
Health Care, Seniors

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N.J. lawmakers seek end to Newark Airport screening delays

February 23, 2016 In The News
Jonathan D. Salant
NJ.com
Upset over hour-long wait times at Newark Airport security checkpoints during Christmas, federal lawmakers from New Jersey asked the Transportation Security Administration on Thursday to prevent a repeat performance this spring.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs, Local Issues

It’s ‘The Payne Report’ — Radio From Rutgers

February 23, 2016 In The News
Alex Gangitano
Roll Call
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., has launched a new radio show, created to find connections between hip-hop and government.
Issues:
Local Issues

Mayors head to Washington, D.C. to push for Rahway River Flood Protection Plan

February 23, 2016 In The News
Suburban News
NJ.com
Congressman Payne, Congressman Lance, Senator Corey Booker and Senator Robert Menendez gave early assurances that federal funding of the full mitigation study is one of their highest priorities.
Issues:
Local Issues

Federally qualified health center opens in Newark

February 23, 2016 In The News
Anjalee Khemlani
NJBIZ
A new federally qualified health center opened in Newark in place of a medical center which was shut down in 2008.
Issues:
Health Care

Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. to host monthly forum on “All Politics Are Local” radio show

February 23, 2016 In The News
Brick City Live Staff
Brick City Live
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (New Jersey, 10th district) will host a monthly forum on the “All Politics Are Local” radio show own WRNU Rutgers Radio in Newark starting Friday, starting February 5th.
Issues:
Local Issues

Sens. Booker, Menendez, Federal Lawmakers Urge FEMA to Address New Jersey’s Declining Homeland Security Funding

February 23, 2016 In The News
Paul Nichols
The Bergen Dispatch
New Jersey lawmakers expressed concern regarding the continued decline in Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding for New Jersey.
Issues:
National Security

Lawmakers ask: Where is N.J.'s homeland security money?

February 2, 2016 In The News
Jonathan D. Salant
NJ.com
A bipartisan group of New Jersey's federal lawmakers have asked the Homeland Security Department to explain why the state's federal grants are shrinking.
Issues:
National Security

Newark health center opens to serve residents affected by hospital's closure

February 2, 2016 In The News
Bill Wichert
NJ.com
Nearly eight years since Newark's Saint James Hospital was shut down, elected officials gathered on Monday to celebrate the opening of a new health center designed to serve residents affected by the hospital's closure.
Issues:
Health Care

Lawmakers from All Levels Rally around St. James Health Center Opening

February 2, 2016 In The News
Max Pizarro
PolitickerNJ
Democratic lawmakers this morning cut the ribbon on a new federally qualified health center that will expand health services in the Ironbound neighborhood thanks in part to $600,000 in Affordable Care Act (ACA) dollars.
Issues:
Health Care

Debate Continues Over Planned Parenthood Funding

February 1, 2016 In The News
Erin Delmore
NJTV
Advocates took aim at the upcoming congressional vote to cut federal funding for women’s reproductive health.

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