WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced $289,714,086 in new funding headed to New York families as part of the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Thanks to the funds Tonko helped deliver under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, New York families will have the resources they need to reduce their home energy bills through… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which caps out-of-pocket costs for insulin at no more than $35 per month under Medicare Part D and commercial health insurance. Modeled after similar provisions in the Build Back Better Act, this bill ensures vital and affordable access to life-saving medication for the more than 37 million… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Susan Wild (D-PA), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) today cheered action by the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health to include their bipartisan Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022 as part of its legislative hearing next week. The members… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Coming on the heels of a successful week touring the region to celebrate the delivery of more than $14 million in funding to NY-20 through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 federal budget, Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced that his office has opened the application process for Community Project Funding Requests for FY2023.
“This month, I was overjoyed to announce that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, led a hearing today highlighting key investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to repair the country’s crumbling water infrastructure and deliver clean water to communities.
Tonko has worked in Congress for years to ensure Americans have access to safe drinking water, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today spoke before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health to highlight his bipartisan Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act, legislation he introduced alongside Congressman David B. McKinley (R-WV) that advances a collection of reforms at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen the agency’s review and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Just over one year since the passage of the American Rescue Plan, Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced nearly $150 million in funding to universities and other educational institutes serving Capital Region students. These landmark investments are already helping make institutions of higher education—especially community colleges—more affordable during the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced that Capital Region schools and libraries are being delivered $8,907,780 in funding from the American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF). The program, established under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), helps students connect to the internet at home by providing broadband access, laptops, Wi-Fi hotspots, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered the passage of legislation he led, H.R. 4192, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization Act to reauthorize the Commission for 15 years as part of the bipartisan omnibus spending package advanced through Congress and expected to be signed into law by the President today. This reauthorization will ensure that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Tonko announced today transformative investments delivered in H.R. 2471, bipartisan government funding legislation that will help working families with the cost of living, create American jobs, and support the vulnerable.
“The historic investments advanced in our bipartisan omnibus package are a reflection of America’s deepest values,” Congressman Tonko said.… Read more »
