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Donald M. Payne LATE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW JERSEY ÷ MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES HON. DONALD M. PAYNE ÷z 1934–2012 HON. DONALD M. PAYNE ÷z 1934–2012 VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:01 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 073300 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6686 Sfmt 6686 H:\DOCS\PAYNE\73300.TXT KAYNE Donald M. Payne VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:01 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 073300 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\PAYNE\73300.TXT KAYNE 73300.payne.eps Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF DONALD M. PAYNE Late a Representative from New Jersey One Hundred Twelfth Congress Second Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2012 VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:01 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 073300 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6686 H:\DOCS\PAYNE\73300.TXT KAYNE Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:01 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 073300 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\PAYNE\73300.TXT KAYNE CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Legislative Accomplishments and Activities .......................................... vii Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Andrews, Robert E., of New Jersey .......................................... 26 Berman, Howard L., of California ............................................ 71 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., of Georgia ........................................... 58, 62 Blumenauer, Earl, of Oregon .................................................... 55 Brown, Corrine, of Florida ........................................................ 51 Burton, Dan, of Indiana ............................................................ 25 Capps, Lois, of California .......................................................... 70 Carson, Andre´, of Indiana ......................................................... 54 Christensen, Donna M., of Virgin Islands ............................ 8, 52, 71 Clarke, Hansen, of Michigan ..................................................... 20 Clarke, Yvette D., of New York ................................................ 48 Clay, Wm. Lacy, of Missouri ..................................................... 44 Cleaver, Emanuel, of Missouri .................................................. 28 Clyburn, James E., of South Carolina ...................................... 47 Cohen, Steve, of Tennessee ....................................................... 3, 46 Conyers, John, Jr., of Michigan ................................................ 34 Costello, Jerry F., of Illinois ...................................................... 64 Davis, Danny K., of Illinois ....................................................... 48 Dreier, David, of California ....................................................... 59 Ellison, Keith, of Minnesota ...................................................... 9 Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., of American Samoa ......................... 22 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., of New Jersey ................................ 13 Fudge, Marcia L., of Ohio .......................................................... 60 Green Al, of Texas ...................................................................... 18 Hinojosa, Rube´n, of Texas ......................................................... 60 Hirono, Mazie K., of Hawaii ...................................................... 67 Holt, Rush D., of New Jersey .................................................... 12 Hoyer, Steny H., of Maryland ................................................... 32 Jackson Lee, Sheila, of Texas ................................................... 6, 35 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, of Texas ............................................. 10 Jones, Walter B., of North Carolina ......................................... 68 Kucinich, Dennis J., of Ohio ...................................................... 73 Lance, Leonard, of New Jersey ................................................. 15 Larson, John B., of Connecticut ................................................ 66 Lee, Barbara, of California ........................................................ 4, 43 Lewis, John, of Georgia ............................................................. 27 LoBiondo, Frank A., of New Jersey .......................................... 60 Matsui, Doris O., of California .................................................. 63 McCollum, Betty, of Minnesota ................................................. 58 McGovern, James P., of Massachusetts ................................... 68 Meeks, Gregory W., of New York .............................................. 57 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, of District of Columbia .................... 11 Pallone, Frank, Jr., of New Jersey .......................................... 5, 7, 39 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., of New Jersey ............................................... 24 [ iii ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:01 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 073300 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\PAYNE\73300.TXT KAYNE Page Proceedings in the House of Representatives:—Continued Tributes by Representatives—Continued Pelosi, Nancy, of California ....................................................... 30 Pitts, Joseph R., of Pennsylvania ............................................. 4 Price, David E., of North Carolina ........................................... 49 Rangel, Charles B., of New York .............................................. 61 Richardson, Laura, of California .............................................. 65 Richmond, Cedric L., of Louisiana ............................................ 45 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, of Florida ............................................... 21 Rothman, Steven R., of New Jersey ......................................... 41 Runyan, Jon, of New Jersey ...................................................... 66 Rush, Bobby L., of Illinois ......................................................... 42 Schakowsky, Janice D., of Illinois ............................................ 23 Scott, David, of Georgia ............................................................. 56 Sessions, Pete, of Texas ............................................................. 39 Smith, Christopher H., of New Jersey .................................... 6, 7, 19 Waters, Maxine, of California ................................................... 16 Wolf, Frank R., of Virginia ........................................................ 9 Woolsey, Lynn C., of California .............................................. 3, 14, 69 Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Lautenberg, Frank R., of New Jersey ...................................... 75 Menendez, Robert, of New Jersey ............................................. 76 Reid, Harry, of Nevada .............................................................. 79 Memorial Services: Metropolitan Baptist Church .................................................... 83 Statuary Hall .............................................................................. 117 Letter from Ambassador of Ireland ........................................................ 133 [ iv ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:01 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 073300 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\PAYNE\73300.TXT KAYNE BIOGRAPHY DONALD M. PAYNE, a native of Newark, NJ, became New Jersey’s first African American to be elected to the U.S. Con- gress in 1988. In 2010, he was elected to serve his 12th term to represent the 10th District in the 112th Congress. Representative PAYNE served as chairman of the Congres- sional Black Caucus Foundation, whose mission is to ad- vance the global Black community by developing leaders through internship and fellowship programs, informing pol- icy, and educating the public. He also served as a past chair- man of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a member of the Democratic Whip Organization and served as a mem- ber of the House Democratic Leadership Advisory Group. Representative PAYNE was a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, where he served on two subcommittees—the Subcommittee on Early Child- hood, Elementary and Secondary Education and the Sub- committee on Workforce Protections. Throughout his tenure in Congress, he was a leading advocate of education and was instrumental in making K–12 public schools more successful and college more affordable. He was a key player in the pas- sage of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which cuts interest rates on Stafford loans in half, increases Pell grants, and provides loan forgiveness to public service em- ployees with student loan debt. He also introduced legisla- tion designed to close the achievement gap, including the Ex- panded Learning Time Act, the Prescribe a Book Act, and the Youth Financial Education Act. A true champion of workforce protections for America’s working families, Representative PAYNE was vocal in the passage of minimum wage increase legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, worker health and safety legislation, and the historic America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. Through his public policy efforts, billions of dollars for economic development and other key programs have been al- located to Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties in his district. Representative PAYNE was a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, where he served as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,