[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H6010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING DONALD PAYNE, JR.

  (Mr. NORCROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my dear friend, 
Donald Payne, Jr., on what would have been his 67th birthday.
  There were a few differences between Donald Payne and me. We often 
got confused. His birthday was on December 17; mine was on December 13. 
He came from north Jersey; I come from south Jersey. I served the First 
District; he served the 10th District.
  What mattered most was what we had in common. We both fought for 
families in the State of New Jersey. Don brought to New Jersey the 
values of what we were to be from New Jersey each and every day.
  He was tough. For those of you who knew him, he had dialysis in the 
morning and would come here in the afternoon and continue to work. For 
anybody who has ever been through dialysis, that was tough, and he knew 
it. We owe him a great debt of gratitude for coming to work each and 
every day.
  I will always remember him for his kindness, his compassion, and his 
open heart; and I will be forever grateful for his friendship.
  Madam Speaker, from one Don to another from New Jersey, we miss him 
and his bow tie.

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