AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today grants totaling $3,358,708 awarded to local fire departments to support hiring and training of firefighters. Funding to local departments include: $3,328,488 awarded to Albany Fire Department $30,220 awarded to the Village of Ravena “Even during this public health crisis, our firefighters continue to be there for us when we need them most, pu... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today several grants totaling $982,942 awarded to local fire departments to support emergency response equipment, personal protective equipment and training. Funding to local departments include: $151,416 awarded to Troy Fire Department $147,489 awarded to Fort Johnson Volunteer Fire Company Inc. $468,363 awarded to Albany Fire Department $95,714 a... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Schenectady County is being awarded $599,777 to support heath care workers with COVID-19 prevention and control efforts in the region. The award is being administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through funding advanced by Tonko in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American... Read more »
HALFMOON, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko was joined by local stakeholders today to announce his newly introduced, New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, legislation to protect and restore hundreds of miles of waterways that flow through the Hudson Valley, across New Jersey, and into New York-New Jersey Harbor, strengthening resilience against storm surges and improving accessibility and econo... Read more »
ALBANY, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to leave Texas’s abortion ban in place: “When confronted with a dangerous abortion ban that goes against nearly 50 years of precedent established under Roe v. Wade, the partisan U.S. Supreme Court chose to rule under cover of darkness to uphold this explicit attack on reproductive freedoms. SB8 is t... Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko released the following statement on the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Monday. “With admirable clarity of purpose, President Biden made the tough, but right call to end America’s twenty year involvement in Afghanistan. America’s sons and daughters will no longer be put in harm's way halfway around the globe for a war that began before ma... Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today on International Overdose Awareness Day, Congressman Paul D. Tonko marked the milestone achievement of his bipartisan Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act receiving the official support of more than 100 House members who signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation. Tonko’s bill would expand access to life-saving addiction treatment by clearing the bureaucratic requirement, ... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, welcomed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to the Capital Region this week to attend a series of events showcasing key priorities the Congressman has championed on clean water infrastructure, scientific integrity and environmental justice. “De... Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted in the House to adopt the budget resolution, the Build Back Better Plan that brings critical investments to support the nation’s economic recovery, create jobs, deliver tax cuts and lower costs for working families and address climate change. “In order to meet this moment and address the many challenges facing our nation, Congress must move forward ... Read more »
ALBANY, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered news that the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in Menands, NY is being awarded $850,000 in federal funding to provide resources and trainings for New York’s first responders to help prevent prescription drug and opioid overdose-related deaths. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will be distributing the funds t... Read more »
