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Tonko Announces $959K Federal Grant to Village of Ravena for Drinking Water Improvements

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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$959,752 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rehabilitate and replace outdated infrastructure in the Village’s aging drinking water system.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)…

Tonko Decries Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Show After Threats from Trump Administration

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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…

Tonko, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bill to Improve Indoor Air Quality

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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…

Tonko Meets with Texas Democratic Lawmakers Amid Redistricting Standoff

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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…

Tonko Demands DHS Restore Funding for UAlbany Mesonet Weather Detection Program

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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…

Tonko Blasts Trump Administration’s Move to End Climate Protections

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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…

Tonko, Fitzpatrick, Bacon, and Markey Introduce Community Mental Wellness & Resilience Act

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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…

Tonko, Fitzpatrick, Smith Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Mental Health Services

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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…

Tonko, Huizenga Introduce Legislation to Expand Mental Health Care for Seniors

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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…

Tonko Blasts Republicans for Gutting Funding for NPR, PBS & Foreign Aid

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Paul D. Tonko released a statement following the House vote on President Trump’s Rescissions package, which claws back $9 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid that was already approved by Congress. “Instead of addressing the rising cost of living or making life better for working Americans, Trump is using his power to go after Elmo and…

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