WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan about the agency’s recent draft scientific integrity (SI) policy. The letter — sent the same day the EPA Science Advisory Board is set to hold a meeting on the proposed policy — praises the recent proposal as an important step in building public trust… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today released a statement strongly opposing the proposed closure of the Burdett Birth Center, following a public forum last night hosted by St. Peter’s Health Partners.
“The closing of Burdett Birth Center would be a devastating loss for our entire community and, undoubtedly, would most severely impact already underserved populations by… Read more »
MALTA, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) joined Biden Administration officials and other elected leaders today to celebrate a historic $1.5 billion in federal funding awarded to GlobalFoundries to support semiconductor manufacturing. The funding — made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act that Tonko and Democrats advanced — will support significant capacity expansion and a new… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) spoke before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today during a legislative hearing to highlight three pieces of legislation he leads in the House that would provide hope and support to those living with Alzheimer’s and their families.
The three bills Tonko has pushed to advance are:
H.R. 7218, Building Our Largest… Read more »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced this morning that six Capital Region arts organizations are being awarded a combined $101,000 in federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a series of projects that further their efforts to promote music, culture, and the arts in our Capital Region.
“The arts play a critical role in promoting the rich… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) today introduced H.R. 7267, the Disability Community Act, legislation that would bolster workers who support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
Last year, The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule to increase the minimum salary threshold for certain workers under… Read more »
FAIRFAX, VA — Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery (ATR) Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and other caucus members on Monday, January 29th visited Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office-Adult Detention Center to learn more about treatment and recovery resources and challenges for incarcerated individuals. The members toured the detention center’s Striving to Achieve Recovery… Read more »
ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of a $1,265,909 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to LaSalle School in Albany to support its short-term residential shelter program that provides transitional foster care and related services to unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody in the Capital… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for the agency to publicly clarify that gambling addiction is a mental health and substance use disorder and, therefore, covered for treatment and benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
“It has come to my attention that constituents in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Scott Peters (CA-52) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
today introduced the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2024, legislation that would address climate change by investing in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.
“Amidst record shattering global warming and increasingly… Read more »
