The House Science and Technology Committee today voted to approve two research and development bills introduced and sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21). The Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009, and a bill that would create a natural gas turbine research, development and demonstration program would both leverage public investment and private research to maximize energy… Read more »
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) announced today that Albany, Schenectady and Troy will receive nearly $5 million in grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to put more police officers on city streets. The grants will be administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) through the Agency’s COPS Hiring Recovery Program.The… Read more »
Rep. Paul Tonko made the following statement on the groundbreaking this morning for the new GlobalFoundries plant in Malta:“Today the promise of a vision to build a better economic future for our region and attract a facility that would make us a leader in a high-tech economy has come to fruition. We have broken ground on a facility that will create thousands of jobs and has the… Read more »
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) joined the House of Representatives Thursday in approving the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2010, which builds on the Recovery Act to make smart investments that will provide short-term help in the form of housing and jobs to those hurt most by the economic downturn, and long-term solutions like highway and… Read more »
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) voted today in favor of the statutory PAYGO bill, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 265-166. “This legislation is very simple: Congress can only spend a dollar in one place if it saves it in another,” said Rep. Tonko. “Just as families cut back on eating at a restaurant to pay for a new amenity, Congress must make… Read more »
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) held a roundtable discussion Monday to debate the proposed health care reform legislation, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, which was introduced into the House of Representatives last week. Rep. Tonko was joined by stakeholders from all sides of the health care discussion, including leaders from some of the area’s biggest hospitals,… Read more »
An amendment offered by Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) to the historic health reform bill was adopted in the wee hours of Friday morning, during a marathon mark-up session in the House Education and Labor Committee. The Tonko amendment, which was approved along with a package of other amendments to America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200), addresses shortcomings to the… Read more »
& NORTH GREENBUSH, NY – Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) and WMHT-TV President and CEO Robert Altman announced Thursday that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded the station with a $50,000 grant for the Ready To Learn program, which uses power of PBS’ educational content to build the reading skills of children aged 2 through 8 with a focus on those from low-income… Read more »
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) voted today to expand a popular and successful small business program that will create new jobs and increase support for innovation in research and technology. The Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009 will help spur job creation by providing increases in grant programs that will help entrepreneurs innovate new technological… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21) held a news conference Monday to get the word out that local agencies have received funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program, and are looking for qualified homeowners to apply. Rep. Tonko was joined by Karen Gordon, Executive Director of the Commission on Economic Opportunity… Read more »
