Press Releases

Education and Labor

Payne Announces New Program to Make College More AffordableNew Benefits Will Make Federal Student Loan Payments More Manageable To Repay
Tomorrow, July 1st, new benefits will take effect that will make the repayment of student loans more affordable by allowing borrowers to cap monthly ...Read more

Payne Announces Grant for Seton Hall University
Congressman Donald M. Payne today announced that the US Department of Education has awarded an Emergency Management for Higher Education grant of $536,009 to ...Read more

Payne Announces New Jersey Schools to Receive $566 MillionRecovery Act funds will help New Jersey’s Students, Teachers, and Families
Congressman Donald M. Payne, senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced today that $566,267,349 in emergency education funding has been released ...Read more

Payne Votes to Send Paycheck Fairness Bill to the President Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Restores American Workers’ Rights to Challenge
Washington, D.C. –

Congressman Donald M. Payne, senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, voted today to give final approval to legislation ...Read more

Payne Votes to Help Close Gender Wage Gap
As one of the first measures passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in the 111th Congress, Congressman Donald M. Payne, senior member of ...Read more

Payne Votes to Restore Americans’ Rights to Challenge Discrimination ClaimsThe Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Would Restore Law Prior to a 2007 Supreme Court Ruling
Congressman Donald M. Payne, senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, voted to approve legislation that would reverse a Supreme Court ruling ...Read more