WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced that his Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act passed out of the House last night under H.R. 7667, the Food and Drug Amendments Act. Tonko’s legislation strengthens the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review process for drugs that treat rare and ultra-rare diseases by directly involving scientists and doctors with… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko this evening voted to pass H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act. This significant package of gun safety reforms, introduced in the wake of the May 14 racially motivated shooting that took the lives of ten Black patrons at a Buffalo supermarket and the horrific May 24 massacre of nineteen elementary school children and two teachers in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—During Great Outdoors Month, Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the announcement by Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior Deb Haaland of the designation of nine new national recreation trails, including the Capital Region’s own Erie Canalway water trail.
“I have long fought to protect our nation’s and our region’s cherished cultural and natural… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Bobby Rush (IL-1), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today introduced the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, legislation that would save low-income families hundreds of dollars on their energy bills while making homes safer, healthier and more energy efficient.
“Even before the recent increase in energy, utility bills were… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the announcement of $175,000 in grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for local and regional arts organizations here in the Capital Region. This round of NEA grants will help support a diverse slate of music, theater, fine arts, and multimedia design programs in Troy and Saratoga Springs.
“Our flourishing arts… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted for legislation to crack down on price gouging by Big Oil companies and bring down costs for New York families. The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, passed in the House yesterday, takes critical steps to combat excessive price increases, empowering the federal government to outlaw artificially high fuel prices and hold Big Oil… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted last night to pass two bills that will improve families’ access to infant formula, ensure every baby has the nutrition they need, and take steps to help avoid any future formula crisis.
H.R. 7790, the supplemental funding bill provides the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urgently needed resources to help address the infant formula… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today joined full Energy and Commerce Committee markup to advance several health-focused bills, including his Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act, Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act. Tonko also successfully called for the inclusion of his Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) today introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at prioritizing research on Alzheimer’s disease and supporting scientists in the development of treatments and potential cures. The two bills are H.R. 7775, the National Alzheimer’s Project Act Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes the National’s Alzheimer Project… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced a slate of 15 community development and improvement projects across New York’s 20th Congressional District that he is submitting to the House Committee on Appropriations in a bid to bring direct federal investment to the region under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Community Project Funding process.
“With a combination of visionary leadership… Read more »
