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House Approves Honorary Citizenship for American Revolutionary War Hero
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today passed H. J. Res. 26, to grant Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski honorary posthumous citizenship for his service during the American Revolutionary War. …
REP. TONKO VOTES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-21) voted for legislation that will protect Upstate New York’s dairy farmers, which passed...…
REP. TONKO, DAIRY CAUCUS, MEET WITH SECRETARY VILSACK
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-21) joined his colleagues on the Congressional Dairy Caucus in an hour-long meeting Thursday afternoon with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, asking for immediate action from the Department of Agriculture to blunt the effects of the sharp downturn in the economy, which have been nearly catastrophic for many medium and small dairy farms throughout the 21st Congressional District. …