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The facts are clear: this budget will FIRE over 2 million hard-working Americans. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko amendment to protect health care for seniors split along party lines Read more »

EXPOSING THE RYAN MYTH: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RECEIVE MORE FOR HEALTH CARE THAN SENIORS IN THE RYAN PLAN Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that he would be introducing an amendment tomorrow during the only House Budget Committee Hearing on the Ryan Roadmap. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the Department of Energy has awarded a $62 million dollar grant that will help boost the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), an Albany-based partnership led by UAlbany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SEMATECH, and the University of Central Florida. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »