Press Releases
Nov 28, 2016
Reps. Payne, Dent Lead Letter Urging House Leadership to Consider Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act
Issues: Health Care
90 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressmen Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) and Charlie Dent (PA-15), today sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, asking them to bring H.R. 1220, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, to the House floor for a vote before the end of the 114th Congress.
Nov 28, 2016
Payne, Jr. Statement on Ohio State Attack
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement on the attack at Ohio State University.
Nov 28, 2016
Payne, Jr. Applauds EPA for Increasing Renewable Fuel Requirements
Issues: Energy and the Environment
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) increased the amount of renewable fuel that must be added to the nation’s gasoline supply.
Nov 16, 2016
169 U.S. Reps Ask President-Elect Trump to Reverse Bannon Appointment
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. was among 169 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), who today sent a letter requesting President-elect Donald Trump rescind his appointment of Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist.
Nov 15, 2016
Payne, Jr. Joins Colleagues to Request President-Elect Withdraw Bannon Appointment
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. co-signed a letter being circulated by Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) that requests President-elect Donald Trump rescind his appointment of Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist.
Nov 4, 2016
Payne, Jr. Launches First Responders Working Group
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) launched the 10th Congressional District’s First Responders Working Group with a meeting of emergency response partners on lessons learned from the recent bombings in New Jersey and New York and the importance of strengthening coordination between first responders and law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels.
Nov 1, 2016
Payne Joins Booker, Menendez, Members of NJ Delegation in Effort to Expand SNAP Benefits Online for New Jerseyans
Issues: Local Issues
Congressman Payne, Jr. joined a New Jersey delegation letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack advocating for New Jersey to be selected to participate in a pilot program enabling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online.
Nov 1, 2016
Payne, Pallone Urge Greater Focus on Environmental Justice in Newark, Other Port Communities
Issues: Energy and the Environment
Congressmen Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Kim Gaddy, Environmental Justice Organizer for Clean Water Action and a member of the Coalition for Healthy Ports (CHP), for an environmental justice tour of the Port of New York and New Jersey and surrounding neighborhoods, including the Ironbound and South Ward.
Oct 19, 2016
Payne, Jr. Leads Letter Urging Department of Homeland Security to Consider Ending Use of Private Prisons
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) led a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson requesting the department consider ending its use of private prisons if those facilities are found to be less safe and effective than government-run facilities.
Oct 5, 2016
Payne, Menendez, Booker Announce $4.7M to Expand Community Policing in Orange, East Orange and Essex County
Issues: Local Issues
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.
