CONGRESSMAN TONKO ANNOUNCES $5.4 MILLION RECOVERY ACT GRANT FOR UALBANY
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Congressman Paul Tonko attended a news conference this morning to announce that the University at Albany has been awarded a $5.4 million Recovery Act grant to construct five new labs at the university's new RNA Institute. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TOURS BULLEX, DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO JUMP START MANUFACTURING AND CREATE JOBS
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Congressman Paul Tonko today toured BullEx of Albany, the latest in a series of visits he has made to local businesses to discuss efforts in the House of Representatives to boost manufacturing in America and create and retain new jobs for the middle class. SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, TONKO ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING COMING TO BOLSTER LIVINGSTON AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
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Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Paul Tonko announced that the Livingston Bridge project will receive $2 million in federal funding to lay the groundwork for a major revitalization to the 144 year old bridge. FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO EPA: AMEND CHESAPEAKE BAY RULES UNFAIR TO NEW YORK
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Today, Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congressmen Michael Arcuri, Maurice Hinchey, Christopher Lee, Daniel Maffei, Scott Murphy, Bill Owens and Paul Tonko sent a letter to Administrator Lisa Jackson of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing strong concerns over the requirements that would be placed on New York by the draft Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) that EPA recently released. LANSINGBURGH POST OFFICE TO BE RENAMED IN HONOR OF MARTIN G. "MARTY" MAHAR
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Congressman Paul Tonko will join U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (tentative), Congressman Scott Murphy, former Congressman Michael McNulty and other local leaders, family and friends on Monday, October 11, at 10am to rededicate the Lansingburgh Post Office in honor of Martin G. "Marty" Mahar. TONKO ANNOUNCES FEDERAL GRANT FOR CDTA TO REPLACE ROOFS, ADD SOLAR PANELS
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Capital District Transportation Authority a $3.2 million grant which will be used to replace the roofs of three CDTA buildings in Albany. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO ATTEND CEREMONY HONORING JOHN J. MCNULTY, JR.
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Congressman Paul Tonko will attend Albany County's October Honor-A-Veteran Ceremony to be held Monday, October 4 at 8:30am, at the Legnard-Curtin Legion Post in Green Island. GLOVERSVILLE RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT TO RESTORE POLICE OFFICERS LOST TO BUDGET CUTS
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office has awarded the City of Gloversville a $520,400 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant. CONGRESSMAN TONKO STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT
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Congressman Paul Tonko made the following statement today after passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The legislation will provide long-term, comprehensive health care and compensation for first responders and others exposed to dangerous toxins at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center: CONGRESSMAN TONKO SUPPORTS PIPELINE SAFETY BILL
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Congressman Paul Tonko voted in favor of a pipeline safety bill that passed the House of Representatives Tuesday night. The Corporate Liability and Emergency Notification (CLEAN) Act would require companies to provide notice of a pipeline leak or hazardous liquid spill to the National Response Center within one hour of its discovery. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |