[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H6013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          REMEMBERING CONGRESSMAN DONALD PAYNE ON HIS BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, today would have been Congressman Don 
Payne, Jr.'s, 67th birthday.
  Don was more than a colleague to me. He was family. He called me 
Uncle Frank, and that meant a lot to me. In the House, our names often 
appeared right next to each other on the voting board, Pallone, P-A, 
and Payne, P-A-Y.
  Many times, when we were voting on civil rights, housing, or issues 
affecting urban communities, I would look to see how Don voted because 
to me he was the conscience of our delegation. He was someone who 
grounded big national decisions in live reality.
  Don dedicated his life to public service, from the Newark City 
Council to county freeholder to Congress, and always it was trying to 
improve peoples' lives on healthcare, the environment, or public 
safety.
  Happy birthday, Don. Your legacy continues, and we are carrying the 
work forward.

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