Press Releases
Mar 6, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement on Second Trump Muslim and Refugee Ban
Issues: National Security
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, issued the following statement after President Trump signed a revised executive order barring Muslims and refugees.
Mar 2, 2017
Legislation Introduced in U.S. House and Senate Addressing Agro-Terrorism Threats to Nation’s Food Supply
Issues: National Security
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Congressman David Young (R-IA), and Congressman Dan Donovan (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the threat of agro-terrorism and ensure the safety of food put on the tables of American families.
Mar 2, 2017
Payne, Jr. Introduces Resolution Designating March 2017 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Issues: Health Care
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) introduced a House resolution to designate March 2017 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Feb 28, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement Ahead of President Trump’s Speech to Congress
Today, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress.
Feb 23, 2017
Homeland Security Democrats: DHS Must Explain Deportation Plans to American People
Issues: National Security
All House Committee on Homeland Security Democrats, led by Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly regarding his February 20 memoranda providing guidance for President Trump's immigration enforcement Executive Orders.
Feb 15, 2017
Reps. Payne, Jr., Sires Introduce Bill to Require Transparency in Railroad and Rail Transit Safety Audits
Congressmen Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) and Albio Sires (D-NJ) introduced legislation that would allow Members of Congress, Senators, and their constituents to know when a railroad or rail transit agency is being investigated for safety violations by the Federal government.
Feb 15, 2017
Payne, Jr. Presents Carolyn Thompson-Wallace of Newark with Legacy Achievement Award
Issues: Local Issues
Today, at The Corps Network’s 2017 awards breakfast in Washington, D.C., Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) presented the Legacy Achievement Award to Carolyn Thompson-Wallace, co-founder of the International Youth Organization in Newark.
Feb 14, 2017
Reps. Payne, Jr., Dent, Lance Introduce Legislation to Remove Cost Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Issues: Health Care
Today, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), along with Congressmen Charlie Dent (PA-15) and Leonard Lance (NJ-7), introduced the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 (H.R. 1017), bipartisan legislation that would remove financial barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries.
Feb 8, 2017
Payne, Jr., Colleagues Request President Trump Investigate Nationwide Voter Suppression
Today, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) joined other House Democrats in a letter to President Donald Trump, requesting that any federal investigation into voter fraud include an analysis of voter suppression and disenfranchisement.
Feb 7, 2017
Payne, Jr. Holds Roundtable with Faith, Community Leaders on Trump Muslim Ban Executive Order
Issues: National Security
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) joined faith and community leaders for a roundtable at Essex County College in Newark to examine and discuss President Donald Trump’s Muslim and refugee ban Executive Order and the actions taken to implement the order.
