WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) today introduced their bipartisan resolution designating May 15th as Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder that results from an abnormality on the 15th chromosome.
PWS is a variable and complex genetic neurobehavioral disorder—and the most common of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement for new rules limiting carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants under its authority from Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. This announcement follows a March 2023 letter led by Tonko and others urging EPA Administrator Michael… Read more »
SCHENECTADY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a reception last week at the Mandeville Gallery in the Nott Memorial at Union College to announce the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s 20th congressional district. The winning artworks were chosen from among 28 student submissions representing 12 high schools across the 20th congressional district.
“I am… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Paul Tonko (NY-20) Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), and David Trone (D-MD) released the following statement after the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a temporary rule that extends telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—During Mental Health Awareness Month, Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) announced the introduction of their Community Mental Wellness & Resilience Act, a bipartisan bill that will tackle the nation’s mental health crisis head-on by addressing the extensive community trauma caused by natural… Read more »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the awarding of $936,414 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to the University at Albany in order to advance best practices for providing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment to prevent and address gambling among college students. This funding, which comes… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) today introduced the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, legislation that restores and protects the vital water resources of the Hudson, Mohawk, and Raritan Rivers and their tributaries. The bipartisan legislation is also being introduced in the Senate by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials, denounced today’s partisan subcommittee hearing that bemoans the swift action taken by the Biden Administration and Democrats to push forward a clean energy transition and ignores the dire realities for climate change.
Listen to Rep. Tonko’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—The Co-Chairs of the Electrification Caucus in the House, U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) released the following statement in response to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s attempt to hold hostage the full faith and credit of the United States in exchange for deeply unpopular policies.
“The bill released by Speaker McCarthy represents a wholesale… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted against H.R. 2811, the Default on America Act, legislation that holds the nation’s economy hostage in an attempt roll back transformational climate action, cut Medicare, and more.
“To say this Republican debt limit bill puts America between a rock and a hard place is an understatement,” Congressman Tonko said. “The Default on America… Read more »
