and now i'd like to yield two minutes to another colleague from new jersey and friend of donald payne, congressman. >> thank you very much, i appreciate you yielding. let me just join my distinished colleagues in expressing our deepest condole ebses to don payne's family. he is truly a remarkable man. i had the privilege of sitting next to him for about 15 years. mr. smith: i was the chairman or he was the chairman of the human rights committee, the african america as well, i was his ranking, he was my chairman. and we always worked in a very cooperative way. we always had mutual respect and he had such a deep compassion for the people who have suffered so much on the you subcontinent of africa. he was quiet but always determined. extremely thoughtful. a humanitarian in the extreme. and he fought for so many important issu. you know, it was not slam dunk or in any way a given that the president's emergency plan for aids relief would become law. don was there working in a bipartisan way to ensure that sufficient funding, sufficient authorities were given to the u.s. agency for internat

donald payne, mr. speaker, will be missed. i yield my good friend and colleague, mr. pallone. mr. pallone: thank you, my friend. mr. speaker, i can't believe that don payne is not with us today. i'm looking over there where he would often sit and i would come down on the floor and ask him to do a one minute or special order. he always had a smile on his face. he was very proud of his african-american roots. it was one of the reasons that he would often go to africa and champion so many causes for those in africa. he cared so deeply about his hometown of newark and the other towns he represented. always looking out for those in need, the disadvantaged, the poor. those are the people he cared about and spent so much time trying to deal with their problems and make their life better. but i think more than anything else i'll remember don's smile. don always felt that things could get better. that we could work together. i think a lot of people don't know that his district was very diverse. there were many african-americans, there were many people of other nationalities. we would often

i can honestly say but not for donald payne, i probably wouldn't be here. i along with others of my generation and the generations after me, not only in america, but all across the world, stand on the shoulders of congressman payne. so i have the honor and the pleasure of serving with him, but also have the obligation on behalf of those generations to say thank you to congressman payne for making this world a better place for us. if we can remember anything with his passing, we can be rest assured that donald payne did what he was purposed to accomplish in his lifetime. so i can say right now without a doubt that donald payne earned the right to say exactly what paul said to timothy, and that is, i have fought the good fight. i finished the race, and i have kept the faith. so, mr. speaker, this body, this country, the entire world, we lost a true gentleman in donald payne and we lost a statesman and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. thank you for the time. mr. roe: i yield now time to my colleague and time to mr. cohen, from member his. mr. cohen: i appr

donald payne, mr. speaker, will be missed. i yield my good friend and colleague, mr. pallone. mr. pallone: thank you, my friend. mr. speaker, i can't believe that don payne is not with us today. i'm looking over there where he would often sit and i would come down on the floor and ask him to do a one minute or special order. he always had a smile on his face. he was very proud of his african-american roots. it was one of the reasons that he would often go to africa and champion so many causes for those in africa. he cared so deeply about his hometown of newark and the other towns he represented. always looking out for those in need, the disadvantaged, the poor. those are the people he cared about and spent so much time trying to deal with their problems and make their life better. but i think more than anything else i'll remember don's smile. don always felt that things could get better. that we could work together. i think a lot of people don't know that his district was very diverse. there were many african-americans, there were many people of other nationalities. we would often

donald payne, mr. speaker, will be missed. i yield to my good friend and colleague mr. friend. mr. speaker, i can't believe that don payne is not with us today. i'm looking over there where he would often sit and i would come down on the floor and ask him to do a one-minute or special order and he always had a smile on his face. you know, he was very proud of his african-american roots. and it was one of the reasons that he would off gone to africa and champion so many causes for those in africa. he cared so deeply about his hometown of newark and the other towns that he represented. always looking out for those in need. the disadvantaged. the poor. those were the people that he cared about and spent so much time trying to deal with their problems and make their life better. but i think more than anything else, i remember don's smile. don always felt that things could get better. that we could work together. you know, i think a lot of people don't know that his district was very diverse. there were many african-americans, but there were many people of other nationalitie

i had the opportunity to serve with donald payne in the house of representatives, and he was always a champion for our involvement in the continent of africa and around the globe for the right reasons. he will be sorely missed in the congress of the united states. i want to compliment usaid for naming a fellowship under his name. i think it is a fitting tribute to work he has done throughout his career. we offer our deepest condolences to his family. today's hearing we have the usaid administrator to provide with us to provide testimony on the fiscal year 2013 budget request. i believe our international developmen

congressman donald payne was 77 years old. >>> stunning pictures tonight from utah.iler buried alive under ten feet of snow by an avalanche. his friends were able to find him and, with a lot of hard work, dig him out. he was back at work, we're told, the next day. in france, a terrifying moment at a ski resort captured on camera as an avalanche rolled through, demolishing parts of a ski lift in a kind of slow motion along with it, leaving some skiers then stranded in midair. they were rescued by chopper. amazingly no serious injuries in this. >>> when we come back here tonight on a big night in american politics, a young man who's already won his race but hardly the old fashioned way. a hardly the old fashioned way. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement planning for our military, veterans and their families. now more than ever, it's important to get financial advice from people who share your military values. call now for our free guide and tips on planning f

>> donald payne, the congressman passed away.f coverage on him today. >> this brings new shame to shame. ron livingston is the very hunky actor who plays my very cute husband. that's my shameless plug. >> i really do want to put out a prayer for donald payne's family. he was a great member to serve with. we worked on africa issues a lot. i last spoke to him in cairo when he was there observing the elections. he was a great man. >> carried himself with a ton of dignity. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." stay with msnbc all day long. super tuesday coverage, tomorrow on the show, we'll break down the winners, the losers and the math. coming up on msnbc, chris jansing. then at 1:15, we'll have live coverage of the president's press conference. andrea mitchell will be anchoring then. have a super tuesday. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. hi, i

we could see tributes to new jersey congressman donald payne. he was 77. the house will be back live at noon eastern here on c-span. until then, your calls on c- span. host: we have more on what eric holder said yesterday. [video clip] >> who is engaged in planning to kill americans would be unlawful in the following circumstances. the u.s. government has determined after a thorough review that the individual poses a threat of violent attack against the united states. capture is not feasible. the operation will be conducted inconsistent law principles. host: that was eric holder and his speech at northwestern university laying out the rationale for killing perspective terrorists overseas. this is from "the baltimore sun." host: we'll show you more about what the attorney general had to say. gregory is a democrat in maryland. what is your take? caller: good morning. i have plenty of time to gather a perspective on the situation. not as qualified as the officials in washington. eric holder makes and in situation towards the end of the speech that the governm

donald payne was 77 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: we turn to education and the impact tougher discipline policies are having on minority students. it turns out young black and hispanic students are far more likely to receive tough school punishments, including suspensions, than white students. jeffrey brown has more on this story. >> brown: those were some of the findings in a report released today by the u.s. department of education's office of civil rights. overall, the report found african-american students are three and a half times more likely to be suspended or expelled than whites. and 70% of students arrested or referred to law enforcement for disciplinary problems are black or latino. the report also looked at disparities in educational opportunities. education secretary arne duncan said today that schools with a high number of black and hispanics are less likely to offer calculus. >> reporter: even in schools offering calculus, hispanics make up 20% of the student body with just 10% of the st

. >> congressman donald payne, who passed away this week, was the first african-american to serve in the house from new jersey. he was former head of the black congressional caucus and seeervn and foreign affairs. watch the speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances all archived an searchable online at the krechlt span video library.

then house members pay tribute to donald payne who passed away on tuesday. after that, weekly addresses by president obama and governor jack dalrymple. now, results from the republican presidential caucuses held today. mitt romney was the winner in miami, along, and the northern mariana islands. he adds 25 delegates to the total. rick santorum is the winner in kansas and will get 33 of the 40 delegates at stake there. all of the candidates turned their attention to tuesday's primary votes in alabama and mississippi as well as caucuses in hawaii and american samoa. visit our web site at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> the national press foundation held its 29th annual awards this week in washington, d.c. the foundation provides educational programs are journalist and awards for excellence in journalism. recipients were chris wallace, david new house, and i watched news. -- eyewatch news. >> we are delighted and lucky tonight to have eric schmidt, the executive chairman of google. he is quick to talk about the future of mobile communications and the movement of i

. >> congressman donald payne was the first to serve the house from new jersey, elected in 1988, he was the former head of the congressional black caucus, and served on committees of affairs, watch his speeches from the house floor and other appearances archived and searchable and online at the c-span video library. the consumer privacy bill of rights was issued by the president to give more control over data that is used on the internet. we will hear from secretary john bryson. this is about 35 minutes. [ applause ] >> good afternoon everyone, we could not start until it was afternoon. i hope by now you have memorized the consumer privacy bill of rights and you have internalized it completely and we can just go home. so, i just want to thank you you all for coming. we have a really extraordinary and wonderful lineup of speaker says we will hear first from the director of the international council, from the council to the digital advertising alliance, and from the chair of the federal trade commission and finally from the federal policy director of consumers union. we are thrilled to ha

. >>> the president today paid tribute to donald payne, the democrat from newark, new jersey, the firstck congressional member elected from that state. he died of colon cancer having served until the very end. he was elected in 1988 to fill peter radino's old seat. he was a trailblazer that advocated for the plight of africa. he was uniformly regarded as a gentleman by his colleagues. he was 77 years old. >>> when we come back here tonight, on a big night in politics in this country, a young man who already won his race, but hardly the old-fashioned way. >>> finally tonight, a political race that didn't get quite as much attention as super tuesday is getting, not that it wasn't a big deal when the young man you're about to meet was elected mayor of his town. the problem was he really couldn't celebrate because he had school the next day and he's not old enough to drink. our report from nbc's kevin tibbles. ♪ >> reporter: there he is, on the sax. not bill clinton, but jeremy minnier -- mayor jeremy minnier. >> all those opposed? >> this is my hometown. born and raised here. >> reporter:

. >> congress member donald payne who passed away this week, was a former head of the congressional black caucus and served on house committees on education and foreign affairs. watch his videos online at the c-span video library. >>> the military's northern and southern commands oversee u.s. military operations in the u.s. hemisphere. we look at the 2013 budget and what it means for the northern and southern commands. that hearing will be live on c-span 3. >>> last year, general motors reported its large effort profit ever. $7.6 billion. just three years after receiving a financial rescue package from the government. gm's ceo dan akerson spoke about the future of the auto industry last week at the commonwealth club of california. >> this is fantastic. >> i will start the radio program. we will get going. welcome to climate one. a conversation about america's energy, climate and environment. today we are talking about the u.s. economy and auto industry with dan akerson. three years after the obama administration bailed out the giant, general motors is firing on all cylinders and posted it

subcommittee and i'll join senator carden and lugar by express my regret of the passing of congressman donald payne who was deeply knowledgeable and a advocate for all of this work in terms of meeting basic needs in africa. and i thiadministrator shah, i' have you've brought real progress and procurement and i think in the number of areas of initiative i've been able to see in africa where it's feed the future or the global health initiative as senator isakson has referenced, you've lowered the cost of delivery and improved the outcomes so you're saving the lives of women and children and aimproving transitions. if i could, i want to know how we're going to continue the meet the challenges of global development in these difficult budget times and what particularly we can do to apply science and technology solutions to the complex challenges of development. in february, at a white house events, innovation and science and technology you announced our higher education solution's network and it's my understanding this is part of a larger initiative to harness cutting-edge innovation and science and tec

behalf foreign aid and assistance and humanitarian efforts and knew the continent better than donald payne. i had the opportunity to serve with him and he was always a champion for involvement in the continent of africa and around the globe for the right reasons. he will be sorely missed in the congress of the united states. for naming fellowship for his name. i think it's a fitting tribute to the work he has done throughout his career and we offer or deepest condolences to his family. we have doctor shaw with us to provide testimony for usa's fiscal year 2013 budget request. as you know i believe that our international development assistance is a critical investment in america's security. i recognize dr. shaw and his team made tough choices in this year's request and i look forward to hearing those about our discussion today. i believe this is the budget this protects the interest and maintains global leadership encouraging more efficient use of taxpayer dollars. the development along with the fence and diplomacy, it's one of the three critical prongs to help ensure america's national sec

i know that representative dona donald payne, who is our senior member of the education committee would have loved to have been here to note the progress that we have made. so again, secretary duncan, assistant secretary ali, we commend the amount for the tremendous work that you have done which leads us toward a formation of this more perfect union we continue to seek. thank you very much. to the president, to the dean, to the howard family, i'm thrilled to be here. and very happy that we can make this announcement here today. to the two congressmen, i thank you so much for your leadership, and also thank you congressman payne. he was one of my bosses on the house education committee. and i hope he was with us as well. and we have a lot of his legacy to live up to. why do we say that education is the civil rights issue of our generation? because i firmly believe that no other issue holds greater promise and opportunity for our nation and yet as the data we are releasing today shows for far too many students, in far too many schools -- civil rights zeta collected from more than 72,000 s

congressman donald payne, democrat from new jersey, died today. he was 77 years old. he served 12 terms -- or is in his 12th term in the house. he was undergoing treatment for colon cancer. payne was new jersey's first african-american congressman, republicaning the 10th district in the northern part of the state since 1988. he was a member of house committees on education and foreign affairs. also served as chairman of the house subcommittee on africa. or did serve, as chairman of the house subcommittee on africa. the top u.s. commander in the middle east says the advanced air defense weapons that russia's provided to syria's regime would make it difficult to establish a no-fly zone there as part of an effort to help the rebellion. general james mathis is the head of u.s. central command and he testified before the senate armed services committee. back in a minute with more "washington today." >> on march 26th, 27th, and 28th the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments and challenges to the health care law. you'll hear arguments cited in several of the pending he

. >>> the president today paid tribute to donald payne, the first black congressional member electedjersey. he died having served until the end. he was elected in 1988 to fill peter radino's old seat. he add kro vo indicated for the plight of africa. he was uniformly regarded as a gentleman by his colleagues. he was 77 years old. >>> stunning pictures tonight from utah. a snowmobiler buried alive under ten feet of snow by an avalanche. his friends were able to find him wnd with a lot of hard work dig him out. he was back at work the next day. in france, a terrifying moment at a ski resort captured on camera as an avalanche rolled through, demolishing parts of a ski lift in a kind of slow motion leaving skiers stranded in midair. they were rescued by chopper. amazingly no serious injuries in this. >>> when we come back here tonight on a big night in american politics, a young man who's already won his race but hardly the old fashioned way. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement

yesterday we lost one of this body's fierce champions for these values, our colleague, donald payne. he was a peacemaker. a man of conscience. and a man of decency and compassion. he would not tolerate genside and despair. he didn't -- genocide and despair. he didn't turn a blind eye to human suffering and he didn't care if it was happening in newark or nigeria. he went to some of the most dangerous places on earth to make lives and conditions better. he was a voice for the otherwise voiceless. he used his power to advocate for people who were otherwise powerless. in the mid 1990's, i observed representative payne at a hearing with the state department, the bush state department. he was arguing, he was pleading with the state department to designate dar fur genocide. -- darfur genocide. he actually had tears in his eyes and tears in his voice and this is the man known for being very mild mannered. his compelling arguments and his compassion and passion actually made it possible for convincing the world to condemn the sudan darfur government's role in planning, executing the malicious

. >> congressman donald payne participating in a c-span close-up program discussing what it meant to be involved in civic activities on the local level. that program from 1999 is available on our website at c-span.org. click on video library. you're listening to "washington today wths. >> david gregory >> george stephanopoulos. >> candy crowley. >> george schieffer. >> hear five sunday talk shows replayed starting at noon eastern. nbc's meet the press, abc's this week, fox news sunday, cnn's state of the union and cbs' face the nation. the top issues, key political figures, and the journalist roundtables. brought to you as a public service by c-span and the networks. replays of the sunday tv network talk shows sunday starting at noon eastern on c-span radio. >> at two minutes past the hour, this is wcsp-fm washington around the country on xm satellite radio channel 119. and "washington today" continues. >> now i understand there are some political contests going on tonight. but, i thought i'd start the day off by taking a few questions which i'm sure will not be political in nature.

. >> congressman donald payne who passed away this past week was the first african-american to serve in the u.s. house from new jersey. elected in 1988, he was a former head of the black congressional caucus and served on house committees on education and foreign affairs. watch speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances all archived and searchable online at the c-span video library. general motors reported the most profitable year ever in 2011. the nation's largest automaker reported a profit of $7.6 billion for last year. three years after receiving a government bailout. the bailout's been a topic of discussion in this year's presidential campaign. gm's chair and ceo dan ackerson sat down for a conversation in san francisco last week. this is about an hour. >> welcome to climate one, a conversation about america's energy, economy, and environment. i'm greg dalton. the chevy volt is the centerpiece a lot of gm strategy right now. gm paid back half of the money but the 30% stake in the country could be seen as a financial and political liability. over the next hour, we

would like to make another comment i would like to publicly express condolences to the family of donald payne the congressman from new jersey he was a wonderful man he did great work domestically and internationally he was a friend of mine and my heart goes out to his family and to his colleagues in congress. >>the president answered questions on a wide range of issues the one we wanted to hear had to do with the transfer of the g-8 summit to camp david but he assured everyone that it was not for security reasons and that chicago would to a great job for the nato summit ... we will see this evening at five thank you for joining us

echo -- the passing of donald payne. the donald payne fellowship was just launched. we are ordered to help foster his legacy. as you noted, only eight months ago, we celebrated the peaceful separation of south sudan from sudan. despite the positive momentum, these two nations, as we knew at the time, faced considerable challenges. a legacy of 50 years of conflict, a set of unresolved issues, the stresses of severe under development in south sudan, which ranks as one of the poorest countries on the earth. while there has been progress, we are deeply concerned that the conflicts in the region are creating grave new humanitarian crisis. we're focused on the challenges and solutions in southern kordofan and blue nile and abyei. the challenges of sorting out nationality and status after one country becomes two and the not yet resolved eight-year crisis in darfur. i written testimony has details on each of these flash point, as well as some of the challenges resulting from the oil revenue shortfall and austerity measures. for today, in the interest of time, let me focus on

hour, he says in part, "michelle and i were saddened to hear about the passing of congressman donald payne go out to his family and friends during this difficult time." congressman payne was 77 years old. >>> republicans are fighting it out in ten states today. we're going to tell you what's at stake in super tuesday races and how the candidates match up against president obama. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, o

after that, house members pay tribute to new jersey congressman donald payne who passed away on tuesday. >> on newsmakers, senator carl levin, chairman of the armed services committee talks about u.s. policy towards iran, iran's nuclear enrichment programs, u.s. policy on syria and afghanistan. newsmakers at 10:00 p.m. -- at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. >> the national association of attorneys general held its annual summit sunday in washington, d.c. this year's summit focused on the role of the attorney general touching on a number of legal issues, including digital piracy, copyright and intellectual property, and the distribution of counterfeit stolen items on the internet. this portion is about an hour. >> i just want to make sure you knew i was in my seat and prepared to go. [laughter] >> that is awesome, lawrence. we have this funky echo going with of the speakers and microphone. it is kind of cool. it is like i am at a concert. [whistling] all right, i am just telling you. very good. our next panel will focus on the attorneys general role in combating intellectual p

new jersey democratic congressman donald payne died today.e was undergoing treatment for colon cancer. he was the first black congressional member from new jersey. he was elected to his 12th firm in to 10. president obama called him a wonderful man who did great work. he was 77. >>> we will talk about what to expect on this super tuesday when an expanded edition of the fox all-stars joins me. after the break. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. weight loss programs can be expensive. so to save some money, i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fr

i want to publicly express condolences to the family of donald payne, a congressman from new jersey. a wonderful man, did great work both domestically and internationally. he was a friend of mine and so my heart goes out to his family and to his colleagues. >> the president in his first news conference of this year, wide-ranging group of topics that we're going to talk about with john harwood in a moment. but first, let's reset the markets with you. we are down 200 points. we touched negative 212 on the dow jones industrial average just a short time ago. but we've bounced back up. off 21 points on the s&p 500. and the nasdaq is off 41 points on the trading session. john, your thoughts, your impressions? there was a lot about the middle east, the tensions there concerning various entities. the president seemed to once

. >> congressman donald payne, who passed away this week, was the first african-american to serve the house from new jersey. elected in 1988, he was a former head of the congressional black caucus and served on house committees on education and our affairs. watch his speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances all archived and searchable online at the c-span video library. >> congratulations to all of this year's winners of c-span's studentcam video documentary competition. a record number of middle and high school students enter the video on the theme "the constitution and you." watch all the winning videos at our website, studentcam.org, and join us mornings in april as we show you the top 27 videos on c- span. and we will talk to the winners during "washington journal." >> our ancestors came across the ocean and sailing ships you would not go across a lake in. when they arrived there was nothing here. they built their tiny little cabins. and they did it with neighbors helping one another, not federal grants. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look

captioning copyright national cable satellite corp.2012] >> next, house members play tribute to donald payne who passed away tuesday and weekly addresses by president obama and jack dalrymple. after that a hearing for the budget question for the hearing agency for u.s. development. tomorrow on "washington journal" former shell oil president joe hofmeister talks about the u.s. tom baxter looks at the influence of southern politics in presidential elections. kalev se p, p,, former secretary of deputy defense talks about the training of special operation forces. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c chance. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> fire j. edgar hoover? i don't think the president would have gotten away with it. >> tim weiner details the f.b.i.'s 100 year history and hoover's fight against terrorists, and spies. >> hoover stands alone. he's like the washington monument. he stands alone like a statue encased in grime. as one of the most powerful men who ever served in washington's 20th century. 11 presidents, 48 years. from woodrow wilson to richard nixon. there's no one

i would echo -- the passing of donald payne. the donald payne fellowship was just launched.dered to help foster his legacy. as you noted, only eight months ago, we celebrated the peaceful separation of south sudan from sudan. despite the positive momentum, these two nations, as we knew at the time, faced considerable challenges. a legacy of 50 years of conflict, a set of unresolved issues, the stresses of severe under development in south sudan, which ranks as one of the poorest countries on the earth. while there has been progress, we are deeply concerned that the conflicts in the region are creating grave new humanitarian crisis. we're focused on the challenges and solutions in southern kordofan and blue nile and abyei. the challenges of sorting out nationality and status after one country becomes two and the not yet resolved eight-year crisis in darfur. i written testimony has details on each of these flash point, as well as some of the challenges resulting from the oil revenue shortfall and austerity measures. for today, in the interest of time, let me focus on two criti

the systems in the humanitarian efforts for to the continent of africa better than congressman donald payne. i had the opportunity to serve with him in the house of representatives, and he was always a champion for our involvement in africa and around the globe for the right reasons, and he will be sorely missed in the congress and the united states. so i want to complement usaid for naming fellowship for his name. i think it is a fitting tribute to the work that he's done throughout his career, and again we offer our deepest condolences to his family. today's hearing we have the u.s. aid administrator dr. shaw with us to provide testimony on usaid fiscal year 2013 budget request. as you know, i believe that our international development assistance is a critical investment in america's national security. i recognize dr. shaw and his team has made tough choices in this year's request, and i look forward to hearing more about those in our discussions today. it is a budget to protect america's security interests and the leadership on those encouraging more efficient use of taxpayers' dollars t

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speaker, i rise today in recognition of the life and contributions of our colleague and friend, donald payne. donald will always be remembered for his commitment to his community which he served with distinction as a local elected official. to his country, evidenced by 23 years of service in congress in which he championed education and fair labor practices. and to the global community where he was a champion for global health, especially malaria prevention and treatment. don was a joy to travel with. he ginaldgenltleness with strength. stood with -- he combined gentleness with strength. and always spoke of his commitment but as he did he had this warm hearted smile, even as i smiled, as he gave voice to the voiceless. our thoughts and prayers are with don payne's family, with his staff and the people of the 10th district of new jersey and for all of us as key keep his -- as we keep his legacy alive. don, you will be missed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous cons

on a very sad note, this is so personal and sad -- we lost congressman donald payne earlier this week. he was a beloved figure in congress and the country and indeed around the world. at he cared about the health and well-being of everybody, especially children. he just did not take good care of his house because he has now left us because of cancer. he cared about children of the education committee and he cared about the needs of our children wherever they lived, but especially addressing the needs of children in disadvantaged areas. i had the privilege of being with have on different continents and we all have stories because he was a senior member of the foreign services committee. when we were in liberia, the african methodist episcopal university in monrovia, we were there when they dedicated their -- people came from all over africa to dedicate a library tape for donald payne at number of years ago. he not only do everything about africa. he knew the world but focused of africa. he not only do everything about africa, he not only the leaders of those countries, but they do him.

. >>> and just in, congressman donald payne has died.sey democrat had been battling colon cancer. he was 77 years old. >>> today super tuesday could be the day everything changes in the republican presidential race. it could bring clarity or it could just bring more chaos. it's up to the voters in ten states now. the race in some crucial places like ohio in a dead heat. let's talk about all of this with someone who knows this race as well as anyone. congresswoman and former presidential candidate michele bachmann joins us. welcome. >> thank you. it's he great to be on with you this morning. it's a i big day. >> i have to ask you this. have you endorsed anyone yet? will you endorse someone today? >> i won't be endorsing anyone today. i think it's really important that people across the country in the primary field have their say for who they believe our nominee should be. i think we will find greater clarity after the end of this evening's tallies come in. i think the voters are anxious to get in touch with who our nominee will be so we c

. >> congressman donald payne who passed away this week was the first african-american to serve the house from new jersey. elected in 1988, he was the former head of the congressional black caucus. watch his speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances all archived and searchable on line at the c- span2 video library. -- at the c-span2 video library. >> we look at media coverage of the 2012 campaign. held this month, a gathering focusing on the media's role in politics. this portion holtz -- includes the denver post column editor. this is about 45 minutes. >> i do not know if anybody else shared with me the observation that, when one of the previous panelists said we need conversations, not catch phrases, that sounded like a catch phrase to me. but in order to be evenhanded, i would say that, when i was told by bill o'reilly, that i was in the no spin his own, it put me on my guard. -- in the no spin zone, it put me on my guard. spin has become important in politics and journalism and not to our betterment. does anybody have a hustle to put on you? that is what we want to ex

i want to publicly express condolences to the family of donald payne. congressman from new jersey. we were alerted to that this morning. the president already put out a statement today offering his condolences. brief housekeeping. those who were tuned in this hour for "days of our lives" today's episode will air in its entirety tomorrow. and we don't want to let too much time go by without reminding you that we'll have special

. >> congressman donald payne was the first african-american to serve the house from new jersey. elected in 1988, the former head of the congressional black caucus and served on house committees on education and foreign affairs. watch his speeches from the house floor and other appearances all archived in searchable on line of the c-span video library. -- all archived and searchable online of the c-span video library. >> we are live waiting for the one-year anniversary speech of the disaster in japan. the governor of fukushima is calling for all nuclear power plants to be shut down so an accident like this never happens again. it is aiming to use clean energy sources for power. the ambassador will talk about the government's handling of the crisis and some of the lessons learned. >> good afternoon, everybody. one more moment to sit down and greet the people they know an audience. good afternoon. i am danielle pletka. it is a really somber anniversary we are gathered to commemorate one year in one day since the terrible earthquake and tsunami that struck japan killing so many. we