WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the news that all 10 of the Capital Region Community Projects he has fought to include in the FY2022 federal budget have been added as part of the larger omnibus spending bill. This group of ten diverse projects, ranging from clean energy initiatives and broadband internet expansion to water infrastructure upgrades and public health… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Following Congressman Paul D. Tonko’s announcement of 10 Capital Region Community Projects included in the federal budget, project and community leaders celebrated the transformational funding and commended the Congressman for championing these local projects. The package is expected to be advanced and signed into law this week.
Rep. Tonko’s release heralding the funding… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today led the full New York delegation in a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calling for the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP)—created under the CHIPS for America Act—to be established in New York State.
This letter speaks to the goals outlined in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted to advance H.R. 3967, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act or Honoring our PACT Act, which will finally treat toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the full range of issues impacting toxic-exposed veterans’, and includes Tonko’s Fort McClellan Health Registry Act. Tonko’s bill establishes a health… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Following President Biden’s State of the Union address where he called for the removal of barriers in addiction treatment, Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Michael Turner (R-OH) renewed their call for Congress to pass their Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act. The bipartisan legislation would vastly increase access to life-saving addiction medicine by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko released the following statement tonight in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address:
Tonight—amidst these extraordinary times—President Biden delivered a powerful message of unity and hope to the American people.
He outlined in plain terms the many unprecedented challenges facing our nation and world, from Russia’s unprovoked… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today released a statement below following the Russian invasion of Ukraine early this morning:
“I strongly condemn Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, which is in clear violation of international law. As President Biden has stated, we must quickly implement a powerful response to target Putin and his cronies with serious, aggressive… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the advance of H.R. 4677, the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act out of the House Natural Resources Committee. This legislation, authored by Tonko, makes needed repairs, replaces outdated equipment, and improves resiliency for the Hudson River and the New York-New Jersey Channels.
During today’s markup, the Congressman… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Environment and Climate Change subcommittee, led a hearing today highlighting the importance of restoring brownfield sites to spur economic growth and cheering the strong investments in the EPA’s Brownfields Program made under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Watch Rep. Tonko’s opening remarks HERE and read his statement as… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko celebrated the announcement today that $25,971,644 in EV charging investments will be available to New York State in the first year of the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program will deliver an estimated $5 billion over 5 years to create a network of… Read more »
