Donald Payne Archives

Payne gets award for efforts to support local news

July 23, 2021 4:02 pmJuly 23, 2021 4:03 pm

The Jersey Access Group, an organization that supports local New Jersey news and cable access channels, named Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) as their 2021 Legislator of the Year for his work dedicated to local news options in New Jersey...

Payne wants FTC to go after online and phone scammers

July 21, 2021 8:47 amJuly 21, 2021 8:50 am

Legislation increasing the federal government’s power to help protect elderly Americans from Internet and telephone scammers, fraudsters and other criminals passed the House by a 221-205 vote on Tuesday with the support of the full New Jersey delegation. “We need...

Payne has strong fundraising for 2nd quarter

July 15, 2021 7:58 pmJuly 15, 2021 11:01 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) posted robust fundraising numbers for the 2nd quarter of 2021, bringing in $105,165 and bumping his cash-on-hand to $214,271. Payne faces opposition in the Democratic primary from Imani Oakley, who has held a series of...

Wednesday was Biden Administration Day for New Jersey

July 14, 2021 9:24 pmJuly 14, 2021 10:38 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Washington for a roundtable discussion about infrastructure issues with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, while U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited three New Jersey congressional districts. Murphy has been a strong...

Payne secures $117 billion for clean water supply

July 8, 2021 6:14 pm

A $715 billion transportation infrastructure bill co-sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) that passed the House last week includes the Newark congressman’s amendment to remove lead from drinking water supplies at schools and in low-income areas that have already...

Payne draws primary challenger

July 6, 2021 8:58 am

Imani Oakley, who worked briefly for U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) and for New Jersey Working Families, will take on Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) in the 2022 Democratic primary. “New Jersey’s 10th District deserves a...

Report: Payne voted in-person just once since House allowed proxy voting

July 1, 2021 11:23 amJuly 1, 2021 4:03 pm

A New Jersey congressman who created a stir last month by attending a remote committee meeting in his underwear has cast only a single vote from the House floor since the chamber moved to allow proxy voting last May, according...