ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a reception last week at the Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College to announce the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s 20th congressional district. The winning artworks were chosen from among 43 student submissions representing 21 high schools across the 20th congressional district. “I am always inspired by the talent and cr... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Garret Graves (LA-06) introduced H.R. 8187, the Critical Material Transparency and Reporting of Advanced Clean Energy (Critical Material TRACE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve supply chain transparency by establishing a Department of Energy program to support the development, implementation, and adoption of digital identific... Read More »
Washington D.C. — Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) celebrated the passage of National Mesonet Program legislation he authored alongside Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK) that was advanced through the House today as part of H.R. 6093, the Weather Act Reauthorization. The legislation passed through the House with sweeping bipartisan support. Tonko and Bice introduced the bill to improve coverage and... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced the submission deadline for the Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. The deadline for submitting project requests is Monday, April 29th at 6:00pm. The application form, funding availability, and instructions on how to submit requests can be found on Tonko’s website HERE. Tonko’s announcement comes the same day tha... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) voted in the House to advance H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. His full statement can be read below: “For months, my Democratic colleagues and I have recognized the dire situation in Ukraine, and we’ve worked tirelessly to provide them with the continued assistance our allies need to keep up the defense of the... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) voted in the House to advance H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, along with several other national security bills. His full statement can be read below: “These four bills will collectively provide much-needed national security funding and humanitarian aid to our allies around the world. This includes more than $... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today introduced his Cultural Resources Challenge Act, new legislation that would support and protect the nation’s cultural resources by empowering the National Park Service (NPS) to expand historic preservation efforts. Tonko’s legislation comes days after the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) released their Cultural Resources Challeng... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today voted to pass a package of six funding bills that will help Americans deal with high prices, side with the hard-working middle class, reinforce America’s global leadership, and help keep communities safe and secure. The package passed in the House hours before a shutdown, during which funding was set to lapse for nearly three quarters of the g... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today joined the House Energy and Commerce Committee for a full committee markup to advance three Alzheimer’s bills Tonko helped to champion. The bills are: H.R. 619, the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes the National Alzheimer's Project Act through 2035 to provide a roadmap for federal efforts in respon... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko delivered a fiery one minute on the floor last night strongly condemning Republican gamesmanship that has withheld needed aid for Ukraine: Tonko’s forceful floor remarks can be viewed HERE and read below: M. Speaker, I rise today to stand with our allies in Ukraine — action that my Republican colleagues have repeatedly failed to take. Over the two long year... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko released the following statement tonight in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address: When I’m out in my district and people ask me, ‘what has Biden ever done for me?’ I tell them to pull up a chair and settle in, because we’re going to be here for a while. The laundry list of accomplishments heralded by President Biden were on full display ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced that he has secured a total of $10,672,281 in federal funding for a slate of 14 community development and improvement projects across New York’s 20th Congressional District. Tonko secured this critical funding as part of the first package of Fiscal Year 2024 government appropriations bills, which were advanced out of the House toda... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that his office has opened the application for Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. The application form, information on potential funding availability, and instructions on how to submit requests can all be found HERE on the Congressman’s website. “Over the past several years, I’ve been proud to facilitate the Communi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan about the agency’s recent draft scientific integrity (SI) policy. The letter — sent the same day the EPA Science Advisory Board is set to hold a meeting on the proposed policy — praises the recent proposal as an important step in building public trust and stro... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today released a statement strongly opposing the proposed closure of the Burdett Birth Center, following a public forum last night hosted by St. Peter’s Health Partners. “The closing of Burdett Birth Center would be a devastating loss for our entire community and, undoubtedly, would most severely impact already underserved populations by slashing acc... Read More »
