>> mr. payne. >> reverend jordan, this is my husband, curtis payne. oh, okay. >> i don't believe i've seen you in church. >> yeah. i don't believe i've seen you, either. ha ha! uh, yeah. you know, i sit in the back, way in the back. >> in the balcony. >> no, in my living room, right? matter of fact, i'm gonna go there now, get my seat early. >> ha ha ha! he's such a...character. this is my niece janine. >> hello, reverend. it's wonderful to meet you. >> excuse me! >> what -- >> that was my daughter jazmine. excuse me, reverend. i need to see what she's up to. >> sister payne, i don't mean to take up too much of your time. >> oh, no, no, no. please sit. sit, sit, sit, sit. have a seat. >> i just wanted you to be one of the first to know that as part of our new ministry, we're about the launch the multimedia outreach program! it will allow us to expand our reach into the community. >> oh, pastor, that is wonderful, ohh, and this is going to help us raise the awareness for the help center. >> the church is moving in exciting new directions. >> oh, yes. o

i want to express the thanks to my principle mr. payne. for creating an environment that fits high standards and helps everyone including our students as capable of - contributing and accountability. thanks good night >> (clapping). >> thank you. madam president and members of the board we would like to present a special tribute this evening or evening a colleague who passed away san francisco unified school district caveat and english learner advocate. her husband and daughter is here. is michelle here as well. the san francisco unified school district honor the memory of our educator and english advocate. during here career she was an administrator at the consult department and what is actively involved with the b cc and this latino america association. her continuous advocacy made a positive difference in our schools and community. we would like to present this to you, sir >> (clapping) >> on behalf of my family and myself we would like to thank the board and the san francisco unified school district for this recognition. thank you >> (

mrs. payne's house. he gets up and takes almost all the money he has in the world, $170 in cash and he leaves it on the top of the dresser. he keeps about 15 bucks which coincidently is approximately the price of a bus ticket to mexico. he then removes his wedding ring and places it in a china cup that his wife brought back from the soviet union. he then leaves the house, walks to a neighbor a man who lives in that house works at the book depository. he has been giving oswald writes back and forth each weekend. that morning, the day before on november the 21st oswald says to him can you give me a ride tonight? sure, but why? you always go on friday. i want to pick up some curtain rods for mrs. payne. okay. he didn't tell the man in the boarding house room had curtains and already had blinds. the next morning after he leaves the money and the wedding ring the sister of the co-worker sees him come to the house. he is carrying a package wrapped in brown paper about that long and about that tall. the woman l

i now yield the floor to my friend, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne. i would like to thank the gentleman from nevada for chairing this hour tonight. and just as i reflect, mr. speaker, on the comment made by those fifth graders, i'm glad i'm in tune with them. because you see, i have -- through this whole ordeal, i have spoken about people who have narrow agendas, where they are only thinking of themselves and not the common good of the united states. cause you see, it is disingenuous and hypocritical to one day vote for the shutdown of the government and the next day show up at the world war ii memorial and stand with the veterans saying this is horrendous what has happened. you can't have it both ways. i did not vote for the shutdown of the government. maybe i should have been at the world war inch i memorial saying what my colleagues have been saying as they voted to shut down the memorial. i want to share a story with you from a young lady in my district . just a day or two ago, she's a young mother and in norton, new jersey, where i represent the p

mr. payne: mr. speaker, this madness has got to stop. yesterday, i heard from a local homeless shelter in ifferington, new jersey, that's struggling to provide for the overwhelming amount of homeless new mothers. these are new mothers who can't feed their babies now that their w.i.c. benefits have been cut off. because of the government shutdown, homeless shelters across new jersey are running low on baby formula, diapers and the food they need to feed these mothers and their newborn babies. this kind of story is shameful and it's happening all over new jersey. the pain i see in my district is very real and it could get a whole lot worse. if we choose not to pay our bills on time, 1 1/2 million people in new jersey may not get their social security checks, 50,000 disabled veterans in new jersey may not get their medical bills paid, congress has two simple jobs right now. one, to open the government. and two, to pay our bills on time. these are nonnegotiateable. the republican tea party shouldn't hold this country hostage. let's get to fi

mr. payne: yes, we must provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million living in the shadows. yes, we must provide the promise of the american dream for the million of youngsters brought here through no fault of their own. and, yes, we must ensure that this immigration bill is a comprehensive immigration bill, open and accessible to all. diversity visas are one of the few ways that those from africa and the caribbean have to become american citizens. in many african countries, whole cities gather to hear the results of the diversity visa lottery. what's more, immigrants from africa and the caribbean typically are more educated with the ability to contribute to our economy right away. if we are going to have true comprehensive immigration reform, then we must keep the diversity visa lottery intact at its current levels because our diversity is what makes this nation great and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to su

mrs. payne's house.and takes almost all the money he has in the world, $170 in cash and he leaves it on the top of the dresser. he keeps about 15 bucks which coincidently is approximately the price of a bus ticket to mexico. he then removes his wedding ring and places it in a china cup that his wife brought back from the soviet union. he then leaves the house, walks to a neighbor a man who lives in that house works at the book depository. he has been giving oswald writes back and forth each weekend. that morning, the day before on november the 21st oswald says to him can you give me a ride tonight? sure, but why? you always go on friday. i want to pick up some curtain rods for mrs. payne. okay. he didn't tell the man in the boarding house room had curtains and already had blinds. the next morning after he leaves the money and the wedding ring the sister of the co-worker sees him come to the house. he is carrying a package wrapped in brown paper about that long and about that tall. the woman looks out the

mr. payne: that the 31,000 federal workers in new jersey on furlough will wonder how they'll make ends meet. i worry about the veterans who have fought for this country but have come home to broken promises and the more than nine million women, infants and children who will be cut from w.i.c., the nutritional assistance they need to survive. we cannot choose winners and losers in this fight so i urge my republican colleagues to act responsibly. bring a clean c.r. to the floor and let's start working for the american people again because they shouldn't have to suffer for the republicans' inability to govern any longer. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise to speak out against this unnecessary, republican-led government shutdown. republicans should work with democrats to kee

mr. jeffries: we have also been joined by another distinguished member of the freshman class, representative from great state of new jersey, my good friend, congressman donald payne. thank you, mr. speaker. i recognize may you and say you look very good in that chair. mr. speaker, i would like to thank the gentleman from new york and the gentleman from nevada for having this special order tonight and also our tireless and fearless leader, marcia fudge, chairwoman of the c.b.c. in saying, catastrophic, chaotic, a nuclear bomb, these are just some of the words of our top economists and business leaders have used to describe what will happen to our economy if congress chooses not to pay our bills on time. the last time we flirted with not paying our bills on time, the economy flew into a tailspin. the markets plummeted. consumer confidence took a nose dive. our credit rating was downgraded and our economic recovery came to a screeching halt. and that was when we only got close to a default. if we actually defaulted, the short and long-term consequences will be unimaginable. so if this is the case, how did we get ourselves here again? the answer is simple. an extreme