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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY 3.6.12

STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN WM. LACY CLAY (D) MISSOURI ON THE PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN DONALD PAYNE (D) NEW JERSEY

NOTE: The following, in its entirety, is a first-person statement from Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri

-WASHINGTON, DC – “Congressman Donald Payne was much more than just a dedicated and highly respected U.S. Representative from New Jersey’s 10^th Congressional District.  He was also a remarkable humanitarian who left his mark on this nation and the entire world.  I will always remember his passion for closing the achievement gap, providing affordable healthcare and demanding equal opportunities for all.  The world will remember his tireless advocacy for human rights, justice and an end to senseless violence in Africa…a cause that he devoted his life to.  The people of Newark have lost a wonderful Member of Congress, and I have lost a good friend.  I know that my father, former Congressman Bill Clay, who served with Donald for more than ten years, joins me in extending our family’s sympathies to Donald’s family, friends, colleagues, and constituents. He will be sorely missed.”

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