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Tonko Votes to Avert Shutdown and Pass Budget that Supports Schools, Health, & Security

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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…

Tonko Heralds Passage of His Bipartisan Alzheimer’s Bills out of Committee

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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…

Tonko Stands with Ukraine & Denounces House GOP for Bowing to Russian Aggression

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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…

Tonko Statement on State of the Union Address

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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…

Tonko Secures Funding for Local Community Projects in FY2024 Federal Budget

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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…

Tonko Launches FY2025 Community Project Funding Application

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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…

Tonko Letter to EPA Renews Call for Improved Scientific Integrity Policy

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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…

Tonko Calls for Burdett Birth Center to Remain Open

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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…

Tonko Joins White House at GlobalFoundries to Cheer $1.5 Billion Semiconductor Investment

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MALTA, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) joined Biden Administration officials and other elected leaders today to celebrate a historic $1.5 billion in federal funding awarded to GlobalFoundries to support semiconductor manufacturing. The funding — made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act that Tonko and Democrats advanced — will support significant capacity expansion and a new…

Tonko Renews Call to Advance Alzheimer’s Bills During Hearing

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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) spoke before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today during a legislative hearing to highlight three pieces of legislation he leads in the House that would provide hope and support to those living with Alzheimer’s and their families. The three bills Tonko has pushed to advance are: H.R. 7218, Building Our Largest…

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