Tonko Statement on House Passage of Legislation Opening Government, Avoiding Default
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Congressman Paul Tonko released the following statement after voting in favor of bipartisan legislation that will reopen the federal government and ensure America pays the bills it has already racked up in Congress. House Republican lea Tonko Signs Discharge Petition to Force Vote to Reopen Government
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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) joined an effort today to force a vote on legislation that would end the government shutdown. This special congressional procedure, known as a discharge petition, allows a majority of members to bypass the Tonko Announces Physical Education Grants for Capital Region Schools
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced federal grants for two Upstate New York school districts to enhance their physical education programs. The funding, awarded by the United States Department of Education in the amount of $1,347,779, will House Republicans Push Forward with Government Shutdown
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Congressman Paul Tonko released the following statement in response to the GOP House majority attaching a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act to a clean Senate short-term spending bill that aimed to keep the government funded past Congressman Tonko to Hold 4th Annual Mighty Waters Conference Monday in Troy
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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) has announced details of the 2013 Mighty Waters Conference, to be in Troy next Monday, September 23rd at Hudson Valley Community College. Mighty Waters, an initiative started by Tonko in 2010 in an effort to bring communities throughout Upstate New York together for discussions on strategies to maximize the potential of the historic waterways of the Upper… Tonko Votes Against $40 Billion Cut to Food Assistance
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Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) today voted against H.R. 3102, legislation offered by the House Republican majority that would cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP provides nutrition assistance t Tonko Cosponsors Legislation to Increase Social Security Benefits
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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) reaffirmed his support for Social Security this week by becoming an original cosponsor of the Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013. The bill, H.R. 3118, increases benefits for current beneficiar Tonko Speaks on House Floor, Urges GOP to Abandon Cuts to Food Assistance
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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) spoke this evening on the House floor to urge House Republicans to abandon their plans to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).According to most recent data f Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce More Than $1 Million for Albany International Airport
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U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Paul Tonko today announced $1,014,289 in federal funding has been awarded to the Albany International Airport for acquisition of an aircraft rescue vehicle, to constru Tonko Urges House to Act On Climate
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Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) spoke this morning on the House floor to again urge GOP leadership to address the need to act on the issue of climate change. Tonko pointed to the dangers climate change poses to the nation's transporta Browse Documents by Date or Issue |