Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]

Rep. Ellison Stresses Foreign Outreach

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Freshman Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison has become a de facto American emissary, meeting with foreign policy makers both here and abroad to preach peace and democracy. Ellison, a Democrat, had already developed an

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Bleak prospects await refugees from Ethiopia

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

Last year, the House passed the "Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne, DN.J. If it passes the Senate and is signed by ...

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Rejected Somali Asylum Seekers in Britain Sent to Mogadishu

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

On April 27, 2007, Representative Donald Payne (Democrat of New Jersey) saw it as: "Mogadishu is another Darfur in the making. It is sad to see that no one ...

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Move Spreads to Expand School Day

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

Kennedy's bill was dubbed the Time for Innovation Matters in Education (TIME) Act; Rep. Donald Payne (DN.J.) introduced a similar, though less expensive, ...

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N.J. reps praised for pro-environment votes

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

An environmental group releasing the delegation's annual environmental voting track record Tuesday lauded most New Jersey members of Congress. "New Jersey's senators and a majority of our congressmen time and again have stood up for the environment and

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Companies Work to Comply With New Lobbying Disclosure Requirements

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

Chevron gave $1.2 million to an education program in Africa and South America that has a congressman on its board. Wal-Mart Stores gave $200,000 to the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation for a dinner honoring three lawmakers. Coca-Cola Co.,

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Companies Work to Comply With New Lobbying Disclosure Requirements

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

Chevron listed Rep. Donald Payne, DN.J., as an honoree because he is a member of the partnershipâ€™s board. â€œThis was not made on behalf or at the behest of ...

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In any language, Union High junior is one gifted teen

2008-08-05T00:00:00Z

She was one of the first to call when I got back." Seated in the living room of his Vauxhall home with plaques from Rep. Donald Payne (D-10th Dist. ...

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Sudan: Congressman Donald Payne Commends International Criminal ...

2008-07-15T00:00:00Z

On June 26, 2008, Representative Payne introduced a bill â€“ HR 6416, the Just and Lasting Peace in Sudan Act of 2008. The bill codifies all existing ...

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US Congressional Delegation Discusses With Liberia â€˜s Sirleaf in ...

2008-07-07T00:00:00Z

The visit of the bi-partisan delegation, said the head of the delegation, Representative Howard Berman, is another testimony of the continued admiration US ...

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Nâ€™Delta: US Congress to Assist Nigeria

2008-06-29T00:00:00Z

... Howard Boerman, Sub-committee Chairman on Africa, Representative Donald Payne, confirmed that the visiting American Congressmen, expressed serious worry ...

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US Congress erases terror label from Mandela's name

2008-06-28T00:00:00Z

... for justice," said Rep. Donald Payne, a New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Africa in the House of Representatives. ...

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US removes Mandela's terror tag

2008-06-28T00:00:00Z

... said representative Donald Payne, a New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on Africa in the House of Representatives. ...

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PSE&G Proposes Expanded Program to Help Customers Conserve Energy ...

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

"With this program, PSE&G will begin the hard work that must be done to save energy and fight climate change," said US Rep. Donald Payne , D-10, ...

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Quality of life is on the line

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z

There's more to this. It's a point raised by Rep. Donald Payne Sr. (D-10th Dist.), whose family lives in the South Ward, along with his son, ...

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Mugabe Accuses Opposition Party of Lying About Political Violence

2008-06-21T00:00:00Z

In the US, the chair of a congressional committee on Africa, Representative Donald Payne, told VOA there should be continued international pressure on ...

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US lawmakers want Mandela off terror list

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

Rep. Donald Payne, a New Jersey Democrat, told the Africa Society late on Wednesday that removing organizations from the terrorist list was an ...

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Heal now, candidate tells CBC

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

and Donald Payne (DN.J.), initially backed Clinton and then switched to Obama. Some members have reportedly feared that they might face primary challenges ...

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For his service during crises, a building in his name

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Donald Payne, D-9th Dist., said during one of those checkups, doctors discovered a boy had advanced leukemia and Smith became a regular visitor to ...

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'Tribalâ€™ Label Distorts African Conflicts

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

Rep. Donald Payne (DN.J.) made the same point in a congressional hearing on the crisis (2/6/08): â€œWhat is happening in Kenya is not, I repeat not, ...

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