AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a Census discussion today calling out the Trump Administration for creating chaos and undermining the Constitutionally-required Census process. Last month, the Trump Administration announced that it would cut the Census one month short, moving the deadline up from October 30th to September 30th, despite internal Census experts warning that this change c... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Andy Barr (R-KY) cheered the announcement today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of legislation to be introduced in the U.S. Senate to strengthen safety standards for the U.S. horse racing industry. The new bill uses the framework of bipartisan House legislation that has been championed by Reps. Tonko and Barr for several Congr... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced this afternoon that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has won two local funding awards totaling $343,996 for research and response to the COVID-19 crisis. The grants will be administered by the National Science Foundation’s Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grants. “In the face of this COVID-19 pandemic and the many other critical challenges we face, ... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a roundtable discussion with local restaurateurs today to hear how their businesses are being impacted by COVID-19 and share details about the RESTAURANTS Act, bipartisan legislation Tonko cosponsors that would establish a $120 billion restaurant revitalization fund to rescue small, locally owned restaurants experiencing significant hardships due to the... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Troy Fire Department is being awarded $34,374.55 for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) COVID-19 Supplemental. Tonko pushed for this award and sent a letter of support requesting consideration for the department. “Our local firefighters put their lives on the line ... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Troy Local Development Corp. is being awarded $1,000,000 to fund its infrastructure plans for redeveloping One Monument Square in the City of Troy. Tonko sent a letter strongly supporting consideration of funds for this Economic & Infrastructure Development grant, which is being granted through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NB... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Kaden Health is being awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant totaling $224,394 to help improve virtual opioid addiction programs. This “SBIR Phase I” award is intended “to establish the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential” for the company’s proposal, and will be administered through the National Science Fou... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Guilderland Fire District is being awarded $159,587.62 for emergency response equipment, personal protective equipment and training. Tonko submitted a letter of support requesting consideration of funds for the grant, which was provided through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FY2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) progr... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change, was chosen for the 2020 U.S. Wind Champion Award by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today during the 4th annual American Wind Week. AWEA presents these awards to Members of Congress with significant records of support for the nation’s wind industry and who have demonstrated clean e... Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that the Research Foundation for the State University of New York is being awarded $300,000 through the Economic Development Administration to support revitalization of the Capital Region economy as it grapples with fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. “Getting through this crisis and rebuilding our economy will take significant resource... Read more »
