Press Releases
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.
Mar 8, 2017
House Committee Passes Payne, Jr.’s Homeland Security for Children Act
Issues: National Security
Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security unanimously passed legislation introduced by Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) to incorporate children’s needs into disaster preparedness planning.
Mar 8, 2017
Reps. Payne, Thompson, Vela: Reject Cruel and Misguided Plan to Separate Mothers & Children
Issues: National Security
Today, Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly regarding his confirmation that DHS is considering separating children from their parents at the border.
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.
