TONKO STATEMENT ON APRIL JOB CREATION
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Today, Congressman Paul Tonko released the following statement on the announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that in April 2010, the United States economy created 290,000 jobs – 231,000 of them in the private sector. TONKO BILL WOULD IMPROVE TAX CREDITS FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES THAT USE HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
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Congressman Paul Tonko has introduced a new bill that would add hydrogen fuel cell-powered industrial vehicles to an existing tax credit program, which will lead to new investment in technology and possibly create thousands of new jobs, including some right here in the Capital Region. CONGRESSMAN PAUL TONKO VOTES TO BLOCK PAY RAISE, SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS
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Congressman Paul Tonko continued to champion fiscal responsibility and discipline by voting for H.R. 5146, the bipartisan bill to stop automatic pay increases for Members of Congress in FY 2011. RAILROAD SUBCOMMITTE CHAIR TO VISIT RENSSELAER RAIL STATION, HOLD COMMUNITY MEETING WITH CONGRESSMAN PAUL TONKO
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Congressman Paul Tonko will host a community meeting with Congresswoman Corrine Brown (FL-3) Saturday, April 17th at the CDTA Rensselaer Rail Station starting at 830 a.m. CONGRESSMAN PAUL TONKO SPEAKS ON POLISH TRAGEDY
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Congressman Paul Tonko spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of a resolution expressing sympathy for the people of Poland in the wake of the plane crash Saturday in Russia that took the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. TROY, FLORIDA FIREFIGHTERS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANTS
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that fire departments in the City of Troy and the Town of Florida in Montgomery County have received grants totaling $306,647 as part of round 11 of the FY2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program through the Department of Homeland Security. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO HOLD FORUMS ON THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
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Congressman Paul Tonko will hold three roundtable discussions on Monday, April 12, to discuss the pending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), better known as No Child Left Behind. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TOUTS BENEFITS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
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Congressman Paul Tonko held a news conference at the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany Wednesday morning to highlight how the new health care reform law will benefit residents of the Capital Region. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY ON LOCAL BENEFITS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
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Congressman Paul Tonko will host a news conference Wednesday, April 7th at 10am at the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany highlight the benefits Capital Region residents will see from the recently enacted health care reform legislation. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO DELIVER SURPLUS BOOKS FROM LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Congressman Paul Tonko will be at the Albany Public Library on Washington Avenue Tuesday, April 6 at Noon to present surplus books from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |