WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released a statement following news of several arrests today in connection to a federal probe around illegal sports betting. “Scandals like this are an inevitable consequence of the unchecked explosion of the sports betting industry. The constant, unfettered access to sports gambling destroys public trust in the game, while having dire consequence... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Don Beyer (D-VA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Andrea Salinas (D-OR), congressional champions and leaders in the mental health and substance use disorder fields, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate illegally fired staff at the Substance Abuse... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) blasted President Trump and this administration for illegally terminating $7.56 billion in protects aimed at driving energy independence, creating jobs, and strengthening domestic manufacturing. The Department of Energy terminated 321 financial awards, all but a handful of which are located across 16 states that supported Vice President Harris in the ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—In recognition of World Rivers Day, celebrated Sunday the 28th, Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) reintroduced the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that restores and protects the vital water resources of the Hudson, Mohawk, and Raritan Rivers and their tributaries. The legislation is al... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), along with members of the New York Congressional delegation, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold its 2009 “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare. In their letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the lawmakers urged the agency to uphold ... Read More »
WASHINGTON DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko released a statement following the House vote on the partisan GOP spending bill. “The cost of living is going up, and everyday Americans are struggling to make ends meet. What is Republicans’ solution to this moment? A tone-deaf CR that would send health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act through the roof, while rubber-stamping Trump’s economic ag... Read More »
RAVENA, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that the Village of Ravena has been awarded $959,752 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rehabilitate and replace outdated infrastructure in the Village’s aging drinking water system. Tonko secured funding for this project as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding (CPF) process. “Chil... Read More »
WASHINGTON DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko released the following statement after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely off the air hours after Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr threatened the network over comments Kimmel made. “At every turn, President Trump has made his utter disdain for media known, and now, he and his administration are using their power to silence his critics... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — As millions of students, teachers, and faculty across the nation head back to school, Congressmen Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today reintroduced their Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act, bipartisan legislation that protects public health from poor indoor air quality (IAQ). In particular, the legislation would establish an updated nation-wide assessmen... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — This morning, Congressman Paul D. Tonko met with Reps. Lulu Flores, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Vikki Goodwin, Jolanda “Jo” Jones, Suleman Lalani, and Mihaela Plesa, Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives, amid their ongoing standoff with Texas Republicans regarding the adoption of new blatantly partisan, gerrymandered congressional maps in that state demanded by Pre... Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), along with Representatives John Mannion (NY-22) and Joe Morelle (NY-25) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urging the Trump Administration reverse its decision to terminate funding for the Exploiting Mesonet for Emergency Preparedness and Response to Weather Extremes (EMPOWER) project. In 2023, the DHS ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement in response to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposal to overturn the longstanding “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases that has allowed three successive administrations to... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) today reintroduced H.R. 4744, the Community Mental Wellness & Resilience Act, a bipartisan bill that tackles the nation’s mental health crisis by addressing the extensive community trauma caused by natural disasters. This innovative legislation will empower communitie... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY-20) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) today reintroduced the Medicaid Bump Act, legislation that would increase the federal reimbursement rate for mental and behavioral health care services under Medicaid. “As the largest payer for mental health and substance use treatment, Medicaid is essential to behaviora... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY-20) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4) today reintroduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve care for millions of America’s seniors by permanently repealing the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient psychiatric care. No such limit exists for any other Medicare inpatient health care service. “... Read More »
