mr. payne, i want to share an image back in the day. you were a student at rutger's university. met with dr. martin luther king. how did he shape your thoughts in your vision for the future. this is you right here. >> that's me, that's right. at that time i was national chairman of the youth chapter of the naacp. i was a student at rutgers university. i was selected to be the chairman of the convention in 1956 as a matter of fact, at the civic auditorium, and dr. king was going to be the keynote speaker. there were only three speakers that day bill payne, myself, and that's me leading dr. king down. in that photograph is medgar he havhe evers. i said he was going back to mississippi even though he was threatened with assassination. he went back, and he gave his life. that's why bill payne and others committed the rest of my life to work as hard as i could if he gave his life, and the least i do could is the same. >> you chose a life of politics. what was it like to be a political figure of color? >> well, one of the things that i learned because of people like that that you must

. >> mr payne, i hope you don't mind, i want to share an image back in the day. were a student at university, and you met with dr martin luther king. how did he shape your thoughts for the future? >> this is you here correct. >> that's me, right. >> at that time i was a national chairman of the youth and college chapters of the n.a.a.c.p., a student, i was elected national chairman and selected to be the chairman of the convention in the 1950s, as a matter of fact. and doctor king was a keynote speaker, he and dr philip ranked afl. there were three speakers martin luther king me and dr philip randolph. that's me leading dr king after he made a mag nifent speech, there's magdol is there, and that young man at that time said that he was going back to mississippi, even though he was threatened with an assassination. he said i'm going back because it's a beautiful state. he went back and gave the life. that's a reason why bill payne and others questioned it. if he gave his life and they knew it would be given. >> you shows a line in politics. what was it like being a

. >> mr. payne? >> i would look at it. randall has a great piece but to take a step back. the incarceration of african-american men in particular, yes, it takes away the vote. also it takes away education. it takes away the job. you can't get on the police force, on the fire department. but the criminal part about this, and this has everything to do with 50 years after selma, is that the policy institute looked at 198 counties in this country which includes 52% of the population. they found in terms of drug incarceration, african-american males in all of those counties but two are greater. in other words, nationally african-americans are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated for the same october. in the county where my wife and i raised our two kids, 36 times 36, if you rolled down your car and the cops smelled a joint. if you are an african-american in nassau you were 3se 6 more times to be written up and incarcerated if you are african-american than white. >> that's a whole big problem way beyond just voting. it is about raising a family. it is about getting a job. it

mr. paynei'd like to thank the gentlelady from illinois who has demonstrated her leadership throughout her time here in congress and i am just delighted to also be working with her. mr. speaker, we want to thank the congresswoman once again for opening tonight's congressional black caucus special hour. it is an honor to join with her and the other members of this caucus to speak directly to the american people and keep them up to date on our efforts. we're here tonight to talk about the urgent need to ensure the nomination of loretta lynch as the next attorney general of the united states of america. ms. lynch has a distinguished legal career in private and public service, earning the respect of her colleagues and establishing herself as a top-notch lawyer and federal prosecutor in the eastern district of new york. she has successfully prosecuted cases on far-ranging issues including public corruption violent crime and terrorism. they have included a number of high profile cases such as united

typically congressman donald payne would be joining congresswoman chemmy tonight but mr. payne is not able to come to the floor tonight to help with this special order. due to what i'm told is complications from foot surgery. so we wish to congressman payne a very speedy recovery. ms. kelly, i want to particularly thank you for selecting this subject this evening. this is a very timely conversation that we must have in this congress. and that is the whole subject of the voting rights act. and the topic that you've chosen, the battle wages on, securing equal voting rights in the u.s., is so very appropriate. and hopefully in the next two or three minutes i want to tell you why. let me just start by explaining the whole voting rights story. some of my colleagues may not fully appreciate it and understand that when we talk about voting rights, we just don't talk about 1965. in order to fully appreciate the voting rights history in this country, we must go back to the end of slavery. when four million slaves became free, they did not have the right to vote. so once the 15th amendme

the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. payne of new jersey today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6 2015, the lady from michigan, mrs. coleman is recognized. mrs. coleman: i'm honored to represent new jersey but i love michigan. i ask unanimous consent that all members have legislative days to include extraneous material on the subject of our special order. thank you, mr. speaker. no problem. earlier today my colleagues debated and passed a budget which i have a quite of few skeshes. budgets should speak about the priorities. the resolution that the house adopted earlier suggested that our priorities are the interests of the top 1% of earners. the interests of corporations, certainly not the interests of working families. mr. speaker, according to pe one data, four out of 10 households with children now have a mother who is either the sole or primary breadwinner. families are led by women. as we approach the end of women history month, my colleagues have come to the floor

the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. payne of new jersey for today. e speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house joint resolution 10 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 10, joint resolution providing for the reappointment of david m. rubenstein as a citizen regent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the joint resolution? without objection, the joint resolution is engrossed, read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house r

the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. payne of new jersey for today and mr. ruiz of california for march 23 through 26. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from georgia, mr. loudermilk, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. loudermilk: thank you mr. speaker. i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the topic of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. loudermilk: thank you mr. speaker. georgia's 11th congressional district is home to some of the nation's most innovative and leading-edge businesses. one such business has been providing emergency management services to residents in northwest georgia. a family-owned and operated business with a strong reputation for delivering state of the art medical services to the people of cobb and dade counties. but today i'm especially proud that this business has recently taken the n

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mr. making money did for you in less than one year. had his new picks are next. >>> not just the name of his nbn show charles payne making money for youthis skon. >> scan disk i like it a lot. that's one you should look at. also old dominion 100-year-old trucker taking market share. and my high risk play is a company called second tight giving people the ability to see again. >> all right. cost of freedom continues right now. >>> if you if iran changes its behavior the restrictions would be lifted if iran doesn't change its behavior the restrictions should not be lifted. if iran wants to be treated like a normal country let it act like a normal country. >> bibi's straight talk thing rch bringing them to his feet if congress if he's right and history shows we can't trust iran should we drop the negotiations and just rev up those sfnl sanctions. i'm david has ner and welcome to "forbes on fox" let's get in focus with mike ozanian, elizabeth mcdonald and cows inn golds bee former white house chief ec

mr. president. he ignored her as if she didn't even exist. >> well let's move over to ethel payne because she had a similar experience, jamie morris when -- because this is the white house press corps. and alice dunnigan is the first, ethel payne now comes into the white house press corps. what is her experience there? >> well, her experience is similar in the sense of being a woman and being african-american, she faced the same resistance not just from whites but from the first gentleman who was a member of the press corps. he was quite uncomfortable with these two women, particularly since they both wanted to ask tough questions, and he didn't intend to. and the credentialing was an excuse. i mean, the rules were set up so weeklies couldn't be, you know and they could easily bend the rules. and because these two women were so tough and unwilling to accept a no, they changed the things. what i was so struck by is the sense of isolation they must have both felt. and they were both drawn to each other. when they are beginning to ask some of these questions of eisenhower, to me it's proof positive th