THE HILL – Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.), who represented New Jersey in the House for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.
Payne suffered what his office called a “cardiac episode” related to complications from diabetes more than two weeks ago and had been hospitalized since.
He had served in Congress since 2013, representing New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, which covers parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties … READ MORE.
Rep. Donald Payne: “Top Spender” In Congress Any Way You Count It
HEADLINE HEALTH – The website spendingtracker.org rated the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) as Congress’s “Top Spender” in every conceivable category:
According to the site, Rep. Payne was:
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Overall: Top Spender
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Versus Party: Top Spender
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Versus State: Top Spender
The site’s list of multi-billion and trillion dollar spending bill supported by the hard left Congress member goes on and on for six pages. See it here.
The late congressman’s official website oddly describes him as is “a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act [Obamacare],” ignoring the catastrophic impact of this socialized medicine law on all Americans, including his own constituents in the majority black 10th district of New Jersey.
