WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released this statement following the House vote to fund the government hours before a GOP shutdown that would have hurt working Americans and impeded millions this holiday season: “Thanks to Democrats, once again, we have avoided a painful shutdown. Republicans were shamed into finally taking action mere hours before the doors of government ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today introduced the Offshore Energy Modernization Act, legislation that provides a comprehensive blueprint to ensure the long-term viability and success of U.S. offshore wind development. In 2021, President Biden announced the nation’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. Tonko’s legislation implements critical measures... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today shared a statement ahead of a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary examining legalized sports gambling in the U.S. and highlighting his trailblazing legislation that, for the first time, provides nationwide consumer protections for the mobile sports gambling industry, called the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with... Read More »
GUILDERLAND, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko visited Guilderland High School on Friday to recognize Atri Dey, Anthony Egan, and Joshua Ko, members of the winning team for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for New York’s 20th Congressional District. During the visit, Tonko delivered congratulatory remarks and presented each winning student with a Congressional Certificate of Achievement and a let... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) clarified his firm opposition to the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the following statement: “Last week, I mistakenly voted ‘YES’ for the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA has historically served as a non-partisan bill to reinforce our commitment to our service members and prote... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, on the 50-year anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) introduced the AQUA Act, legislation that fixes America’s drinking water systems. The bill ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Jennifer McClellan (VA-4) today announced their introduction of the Mental Health Enhancement, Navigation, and Treatment for Our Researchers Act of 2024 (MENTOR Act). This new bill would establish federal guidelines through the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in order to improve the mental health and mentoring of gradua... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered the allocation of $100,000,000 to support water and wastewater infrastructure for the Mohawk River and tributaries under the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The federal investment for the vicinity of the Mohawk River and tributaries includes funding for stormwater management, surface water resource protection, environmen... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today celebrated a massive $1.5 billion in federal funding awarded to GlobalFoundries to support semiconductor manufacturing. The funding — made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act that Democrats advanced two years ago — will create an estimated 10,000 construction and manufacturing jobs for the region. This funding comes on the heels of the... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that two local nonprofit organizations, Capital Roots and Schenectady Greenmarket, have been awarded a combined $848,737 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. This funding, distributed through the Local Agriculture Market Program’s (LAMP) Farmers Market and Local Food Promotio... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko today celebrated the award of $215,104,000 to New York State Department of Transportation to replace the Livingston Avenue Bridge. For years, Tonko has campaigned for federal funding for the Livingston Avenue Bridge project. Earlier this year, he wrote to the Federal Railroad Administration calling for the project to be funded. “The Livingston Avenue Bri... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Mike Turner (R-OH) today announced that they have sent inquires to dozens of hospitals, insurance plans, pharmacies, pharmacists, and providers aimed at gathering information on their existing actions and plans to eliminate barriers for accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The letters are intended to gain insight into the succe... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today released the following statement marking one year since the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023: One year ago today, Hamas initiated a terrorist attack against the people of Israel, killing more than 1,200 and abducting hundreds more from their beds and from a music festival in the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holo... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) today announced the introduction of legislation that would remove a barrier to accessing addiction treatment and help address America’s opioid crisis. The bill, named the Broadening Utilization of Proven and Effective Treatment for Recovery Act or the BUPE for Recovery Act would require the Administrator of the Drug E... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) celebrated President Biden signing into law his National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation he authored that reauthorizes the National Alzheimer's Project Act through 2035 to provide a roadmap for federal efforts in responding to Alzheimer’s and other dementias, as well as the Alzheimer’s Accountability and ... Read More »
