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… 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… 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… Read more »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded Albany County a $549,998 grant over three years to support a project jointly administered by the Albany County Department of Mental Health and the Albany County Probation Department that aims to reduce recidivism and enhance support for individuals released from incarceration in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) celebrated the passage yesterday of the 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. Also advanced in the House that Tonko helped… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today announced that Saratoga County has been awarded $200,000 for a Battlefield Interpretation Grants (BIG) project. He advocated to the National Park Service for Saratoga County to receive this funding for the implementation of technology to establish new, immersive exhibits that will interpret the figures and events that took place… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) led a bipartisan letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today urging them to provide an update on the implementation of an epidemiological study for Fort McClellan veterans. The provision, authored by Tonko, was included in the Honoring our PACT Act, which was signed into law in August 2022… Read more »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement on the departure of Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins:
“In over six years at the helm of the Albany Police Department, Chief Hawkins has shown what is possible when law enforcement agencies work together with the communities they serve to find solutions that keep all residents safer. As Albany’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — With the 2024/25 NFL football season newly underway, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) yesterday introduced the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet (SAFE Bet) Act, landmark legislation that would create nationwide consumer protections and standards for the mobile sports gambling industry. A full recording of… Read more »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of more than $189,000 in federal grant funding to two Capital Region fire departments.
In this round of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, the Latham Fire Department will receive $97,681.90 to acquire a new turnout gear… Read more »
