[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE HONORABLE DONALD M. PAYNE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to S. Res. 390.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 390) honoring the life and legacy of 
     the Honorable Donald M. Payne.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related 
to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 390) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 390

       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne was born in Newark, 
     New Jersey on July 16, 1934, graduated from Barringer High 
     School in Newark and Seton Hall University in South Orange, 
     New Jersey, and pursued graduate studies at Springfield 
     College in Massachusetts;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne was an educator in 
     the Newark and Passaic, New Jersey public schools and was an 
     executive at Prudential Financial and at Urban Data Systems 
     Inc;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne became the first 
     African American national president of the YMCA in 1970 and 
     served as Chairman of the World Refugee and Rehabilitation 
     Committee of the YMCA from 1973 to 1981;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne served 3 terms on the 
     Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and 3 terms on the 
     Newark Municipal Council;
       Whereas, in 1988, the Honorable Donald M. Payne became the 
     first African American elected to the United States House of 
     Representatives from the State of New Jersey;
       Whereas the people of New Jersey overwhelmingly reelected 
     the Honorable Donald M. Payne 11 times, most recently in 
     2010, when the Honorable Donald M. Payne was elected to 
     represent the Tenth Congressional District of New Jersey for 
     a 12th term;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne was a tireless 
     advocate for his constituents, bringing significant economic 
     development to Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties in New 
     Jersey;
       Whereas, as a senior member of the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the 
     Honorable Donald M. Payne was a leading advocate for public 
     schools, college affordability, and workplace protections;
       Whereas, as a senior member of the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Chairman and 
     Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
     and Human Rights, and a member of the Subcommittee on the 
     Western Hemisphere, the Honorable Donald M. Payne led efforts 
     to restore democracy and human rights around the world, 
     including in Northern Ireland and Sudan;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne was a leader in the 
     field of global health, co-founding the Malaria Caucus, and 
     helping to secure passage of a bill authorizing $50,000,000 
     for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, 
     and malaria;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne served as Chairman of 
     the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and previously as 
     Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus;
       Whereas, in March 2012, the United States Agency for 
     International Development launched the Donald M. Payne 
     Fellowship Program to attract outstanding young people to 
     careers in international development;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne served on the boards 
     of directors of the National Endowment for Democracy, 
     TransAfrica, the Discovery Channel Global Education 
     Partnership, the Congressional Award Foundation, the Boys and 
     Girls Clubs of Newark, the Newark Day Center, and the Newark 
     YMCA;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne was the recipient of 
     numerous honors and awards, including honorary doctorates 
     from multiple universities;
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne passed away on March 
     6, 2012, and is survived by 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 
     1 great-grandchild; and
       Whereas the Honorable Donald M. Payne's long history of 
     service will have an enduring impact on people in New Jersey, 
     across the United States, and around the world: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses profound sorrow at the death of the Honorable 
     Donald M. Payne, United States Representative for the Tenth 
     Congressional District of New Jersey;
       (2) conveys the condolences of the Senate to the family of 
     the Honorable Donald M. Payne; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives and the family of the Honorable Donald M. 
     Payne.

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