Press Releases
Apr 5, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement on Rail Disruptions in Northeast Corridor
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on the recent accidents at New York’s Penn Station.
Apr 4, 2017
Payne, Jr. Marks Equal Pay Day, Cosponsors Paycheck Fairness Act
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) marked Equal Pay Day—the day that symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages catch up to what men were paid in the previous year—by cosponsoring the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Mar 30, 2017
Payne, Jr. Cosponsors Resolution of Inquiry to Push for Russia Investigation
Issues: National Security
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) cosponsored a Resolution of Inquiry directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide the Committee on Homeland Security with all information it possesses pertaining to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Mar 28, 2017
Payne, Jr. Priorities Included in Congressional Black Caucus Policy Agenda Delivered to President
Last week, ahead of their meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, the Congressional Black Caucus presented the president with a 130-page policy document titled, “We Have a Lot to Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century.” Included in the document are a number of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.’s (NJ-10) priorities on gun safety reform, testing for lead contamination, colorectal cancer detection, and childhood education.
Mar 24, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement After House Republicans Pull TrumpCare
Issues: Health Care
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement after House Republicans pulled their TrumpCare bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Mar 23, 2017
Payne, Jr. Calls on Nunes to Step Down as House Intelligence Committee Chairman
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 calling on Congressman Devin Nunes to step down as House Intelligence Committee Chairman over his handling of the Trump wiretapping investigation.
Mar 17, 2017
Payne, Jr. Introduces Bill to Expand Life-Saving Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Issues: Health Care
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Co-Chair of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, introduced legislation that will extend colorectal cancer screenings to underserved populations.
Mar 16, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement on Trump’s FY2018 Budget Blueprint
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement after President Trump released his budget blueprint for fiscal year 2018.
Mar 13, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement on CBO Score of GOP Repeal Bill
Issues: Health Care
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimate of the impact of the Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Mar 8, 2017
Payne, Jr. Statement on Reports of Trump Administration Proposal to Fund Border Wall with Cuts to Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA
Issues: National Security
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) issued the following statement on news reports that the Trump administration plans to cut the budgets of the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund the president’s border wall.
