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ANTI-GENOCIDE CHAMPION REP. DONALD PAYNE DIES AT 77
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 6, 2012 - 19:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Rep. Donald Payne, a New Jersey Democrat first
elected to Congress in 1988, has died after a battle with colon
cancer. He was 77, National Journal reported.
He passed away on Tuesday, according to news reports confirmed by a
congressional aide.
Payne has represented northeastern New Jersey with few significant
challengers for more than two decades. In his last race, he won 85
percent of the vote in the general election after going unopposed in
the primary - and that was his closest contest since 2002.
He was a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. More
recently, he led the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the
group's philanthropic wing.
Payne was long active in foreign affairs and was the ranking Democrat
on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and
Human Rights. In 2003, President George W. Bush named Payne one of
two congressional delegates to the United Nations.
Payne was a cosponsor of H.Res.106, Armenian Genocide Res. affirming
U.S. record.
"In his time, Adolf Hitler, taking advantage of the fact Armenian
Genocide was forgotten, assaulted the Europe," the Congressman said.
As he stated in 2010 at US House Foreign Affairs hearing, Armenian
Genocide was recognized by 42 US states and 11 states of NATO. "It
will be right for US to recognize Armenian Genocide," he emphasized.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 6, 2012 - 19:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Rep. Donald Payne, a New Jersey Democrat first
elected to Congress in 1988, has died after a battle with colon
cancer. He was 77, National Journal reported.
He passed away on Tuesday, according to news reports confirmed by a
congressional aide.
Payne has represented northeastern New Jersey with few significant
challengers for more than two decades. In his last race, he won 85
percent of the vote in the general election after going unopposed in
the primary - and that was his closest contest since 2002.
He was a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. More
recently, he led the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the
group's philanthropic wing.
Payne was long active in foreign affairs and was the ranking Democrat
on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and
Human Rights. In 2003, President George W. Bush named Payne one of
two congressional delegates to the United Nations.
Payne was a cosponsor of H.Res.106, Armenian Genocide Res. affirming
U.S. record.
"In his time, Adolf Hitler, taking advantage of the fact Armenian
Genocide was forgotten, assaulted the Europe," the Congressman said.
As he stated in 2010 at US House Foreign Affairs hearing, Armenian
Genocide was recognized by 42 US states and 11 states of NATO. "It
will be right for US to recognize Armenian Genocide," he emphasized.
From: A. Papazian