TONKO TO SPEAKER BOEHNER: ABANDON PLAN TO SHUT DOWN SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
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Congressman Paul Tonko and 124 colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) urging him to restore reasonable funding levels to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the House Republican 2011 budget, and avoid shutting down the agency for the equivalent of one month this year. TONKO TO HOST TOWN HALL MEETING IN EAST GREENBUSH SATURDAY
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Congressman Paul Tonko will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, March 19, from 1pm to 3pm, at the Clinton Heights Fire Department on Sherwood Ave. in East Greenbush. TONKO TO DISCUSS SOCIAL SECURITY, SENIOR ISSUES DURING TELEPHONE TOWN HALL ON WEDNESDAY
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Congressman Paul Tonko will hold a live telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 16, from 6pm to 7pm to discuss Social Security and other federal issues that affect seniors. BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARS - FAILURES OF THE PAST SHOULD GUIDE OUR FUTURE
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Congressman Paul Tonko heard testimony today during the Budget Committee hearing entitled "Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt" that addressed budget failures of the past so as to learn from them in the future. NISKAYUNA FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the federal government has awarded a grant of $92,625 to Niskayuna Fire District 2 through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. SLAUGHTER, HINCHEY, AND TONKO ASK CUOMO TO PROTECT NEW YORKS WINE INDUSTRY
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Congresswomen Louise Slaughter (NY-28), and Congressmen Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) and Paul Tonko (NY-21) today wrote to Governor Cuomo to ask that he reinstate dedicated funding for the New York Wine and Grape Foundation in next year's state budget. RECOVERY ACT CONTRACT LEADS TO NEW JOBS FOR SCHENECTADY STEEL FABRICATOR
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Congressman Paul Tonko will tour STS Steel in Schenectady on Friday, February 25th at 10am, and join company officials to announce the first shipment of steel for a Recovery Act funded project in New York City. CONGRESSMAN TONKO: CUTS TO COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVASTATING
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Congressman Paul Tonko will attend a ribbon cutting Wednesday, February 23rd, at 10am to open a new classroom at the Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP), which will be used to train local residents living in poverty for professions in the health care field. STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN PAUL TONKO ON IRRESPONSIBLE REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL
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In one of their first major acts since taking control of the House of Representatives this year, Republicans passed H.R. 1, their spending bill for the remainder of FY '11. The bill passed at 4:40 AM by a vote of 235-189 and would fund the federal government through September 30, 2011. It now heads to the United States Senate for consideration. CONGRESSMAN TONKO STATEMENT REGARDING MEDAL OF FREEDOM AWARD TO DR. TOM LITTLE
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Congressman Paul Tonko issued the following statement after today's White House ceremony honoring Dr. Tom Little of Delmar with the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Browse Documents by Date or Issue |