paul payne has a track record. not just violence. chronic, terrible violence. >> thomas headley is in unita-1 for his own protection. >> because i was a member of the mormon church and a sex offender. this individual decided he was going to beat the living crap out of me and in the process of it, decided he was going to kill me. >> he is serving 15 years. >> they have been holding me in the section that they're in right now, because i absolutely refuse to be housed among people that are going to cause me harm. >> about a quarter of usp's 4,000 inmates are sex offenders. most, like thomas, have been targeted for their crimes. >> we're constantly finding them assaulted. we're constantly finding them extorted. >> i've got a safety list that's got at least 20 names on it with people that told me in no uncertain terms, you're a dead man if we ever get our hands on you. i admitted to have improper sexual relationship with this girl. she was 14. i am a man that is attracted to young women, god forbid. i have 16 months left to go. and all i'

one of the great privileges of my career in the house was working with don payne on the paul simon water for the poor act. don payne was a quiet member of congress, but he knew what was important. he was clear in expressing those needs, expressing what needed to be done. and his leadership, his work behind the scenes as well as on the front lines made it possible for the first time in our history to have the united states have a cohesive policy towards meeting the unmet needs of water and sanitation for these poor people. to set a very clear objective that within the next four years, we would cut in half the number of people who lack access to this fundamental. because of the leadership of congressman donald payne, literally millions of lives have been touched, improved, indeed, saved. we thank you, congressman payne, for your leadership and influence that extended far beyond your district in new jersey and we thank his family and constituents for sharing him with us and sending him back repeatedly so he could do his important work. thank you, and i yield back. ms. lee: i now would like