Press Releases

August 2006

• Payne to Hold Three Congressional Black Caucus Conference Forums  (August 28, 2006)
• Payne 100% Dedicated to the Fight for the Middle Class  (August 18, 2006)

July 2006

• Congressman Payne Supports Reauthorization of Voting Rights Act  (July 13, 2006)

June 2006

• Congressman Payne Announces Winners of 14th Annual Congressional District Arts Competition  (June 1, 2006)

March 2006

• Payne Holds Town Hall Meetings with 10th District Constituents to Highlight Port Security  (March 27, 2006)

November 2005

• Payne Strongly Opposes Budget Reconciliation Bill  (November 23, 2005)

September 2005

• Payne And Pascrell Announce New Grant For Montclair Fire Department  (September 30, 2005)
• Congressman Payne to Hold Forums on Media, African American History  (September 20, 2005)
• United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to be Featured Speaker at Payne Forum  (September 14, 2005)

August 2005

• Payne And Pascrell Deliver $1.2 Million In Federal Funding For Rahway River Corridor Bike/pedestrian Path In South Orange  (August 19, 2005)
• Hurricane Katrina Information And Relief Efforts  (August 18, 2005)

May 2005

• U.s. Representatives Payne, Andrews, Menendez, & Rothman Oppose Bush’s Plan To Eliminate Perkins Vocational And Technical Education Program  (May 31, 2005)
• Payne Opposes Bush Administration’s Changes to Roadless Rule  (May 5, 2005)

March 2005

• Payne Announces the 2005 Congressional Black Caucus Mid-Year Brain Trust on Africa Highlighting Genocide in Darfur  (March 31, 2005)
• Congressman Payne Opposes Bush Social Security Plan New Calculator Shows Dangerous Cost of Privatizing Social Security  (March 7, 2005)

February 2005

• Congressman Donald M. Payne Recognized as Friend of the National Parks  (February 8, 2005)

November 2004

• Representative Donald Payne Honored With "Visionaries For Africa Award" By The Africa Society  (November 5, 2004)

September 2004

• Representative Payne Leads Delegation to Iraq; Meets with Hometown Troops  (September 20, 2004)
• Payne Announces Federal Education Grant for Kean University  (September 20, 2004)

August 2004

• Congressman Donald Payne, Ranking Member of Africa Subcommittee, Meets With Darfur Refugees in Chad  (August 30, 2004)
• Congressman Donald Payne to Lead Forums on the New Dynamics of Africa and African Americans in the Entertainment Industry  (August 30, 2004)
• Payne Announces U.S. Department of Transportation Grant for Newark Liberty International Airport Access Road  (August 24, 2004)
• Congressman Donald Payne Honored By The Isaac Hayes Foundation For Commitment To Africa  (August 12, 2004)

July 2004

• House Unanimously Approves Congressman Payne’s Resolutions on Darfur and South Africa  (July 22, 2004)

June 2004

• Rep. Payne Urges Action at Congressional Black Caucus Press Conference on the Crisis in Darfur, Sudan  (June 23, 2004)
• Representative Payne Attends Small Business Forumwashington, D.C. Event Includes Local Small Business Owners  (June 17, 2004)
• Representative Donald M. Payne and Representative Donna Christensen Host Congressional Black Caucus Health Disparities Forum  (June 12, 2004)

February 2004

• Congressman Donald Payne Votes to Extend Federal Unemployment Benefits to Millions  (February 6, 2004)

November 2003

• Congressman Donald Payne Votes Against Plan to End Current Medicare Program  (November 22, 2003)

October 2003

• Payne Announces 10th Congressional District Federal Housing And Community Revitalization Grants  (October 29, 2003)

September 2003

• Payne Joins Senators and House Colleagues in Announcing $2.7 Million Federal Grantfor Newark Police  (September 29, 2003)
• Payne Appointed United Nations Delegate by President Bush  (September 22, 2003)
• Congressman Payne To Lead Forums On Africa, Viability Of Black-owned Television Networks  (September 22, 2003)

July 2003

• Payne Introduces Resolution Calling for U.S. Involvement in Liberia  (July 8, 2003)

June 2003

• Payne Introduces Resolution in Support of Head Start  (June 20, 2003)

March 2003

• Statement of Congressman Donald Payne on Iraq Resolution  (March 21, 2003)

February 2003

• Rep. Donald Payne Calls for Urgent Fight to End Polio in Our Time  (February 25, 2003)

January 2003

• Pelosi Appoints Payne to Leadership Post  (January 3, 2003)

August 2002

• Congressman Payne to Lead Forums on Africa, Loss of Jobs for African Americans in Film and Television  (August 29, 2002)
• PAYNE, MENENDEZ, ANNOUNCE $39 MILLION IN HUD GRANTS FOR NEW JERSEY  (August 9, 2002)

July 2002

• Congressman Donald M. Payne Receives 100% Rating from the League of Conservation Voters  (July 2, 2002)

June 2002

• Congressman Payne Works to Rescue Amtrak Rail Company  (June 25, 2002)
• Congressman Donald M. Payne Receives 100% Rating from NJPIRG  (June 20, 2002)
• Newark Community Organization to Share Knowledge at International AIDS Conference  (June 5, 2002)

May 2002

• Statement of Congressman Payne Mass Transit Press Conference  (May 29, 2002)
• Statement of Congressman Donald Payne Rahway Housing Authority Enrichment Center  (May 20, 2002)
• Congressman Payne to Present Jersey City Resident With First Medical School Scholarship  (May 3, 2002)
• Remarks – Press Conference on Higher Education  (May 1, 2002)

April 2002

• Congressman Donald Payne Meets with President and Vice Chancellor of Eastern Africa University  (April 22, 2002)

March 2002

• Statement of Congressman Donald Payne Opening of Westport Homes Development in Elizabeth  (March 26, 2002)
• Statement of Congressman Donald Payne Hearing on Port Security  (March 26, 2002)
• Statement of Congressman Donald Payne Prostate Cancer Initiative  (March 19, 2002)

February 2002

• Statement of Congressman Donald Payne Opposing the Nomination of Charles W. Pickering to the U.S. Court of Appeals  (February 6, 2002)

January 2002

• Statement of Congressman Donald M. Payne Announcing Federal Funding for Jersey City Police Department  (January 30, 2002)
• Statement of Congressman Donald M. Payne – HUD Newark Renewal Community Application January 23, 2002  (January 23, 2002)

December 2001

• Congressman Payne Meets with Families of Victims of the September 11th Tragedy to Express Support for Expanded Assistance  (December 5, 2001)

July 2001

• Statement of Congressman Donald M. Payne Announcing New Jersey Shuttle Funding  (July 30, 2001)
• Congressman Payne welcomes Ross University $2.1 Million diversity scholarship program on behalf of CBC  (July 18, 2001)

June 2001

• Congressman Donald Payne Arrested Protesting Tragedy in Sudan  (June 22, 2001)