WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, cheered the advance of legislation tonight to repair and upgrade America’s drinking water systems and address dangerous PFAS contamination facing communities throughout the country. The bills now advance to the House floor for votes either as stand-alone legislation or to… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is cheering on hardworking families as part of Child Tax Credit Awareness Day today, and issued a video statement encouraging them to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of up to $300 per child under the newly-improved Child Tax Credit—part of the American Rescue Plan that Tonko helped advance to bring relief to families… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, today delivered a speech before the House of Representatives stressing the urgency of acting on climate through bold, new investments in America’s infrastructure. Rep. Tonko’s full one-minute can be read below.
As one of only a handful of engineers in Congress, Rep.… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered news today that Albany Medical Center is being awarded $331,429 to support broadband telehealth services, specifically related to high risk pregnancy, postpartum care, opioid use disorder and general mental health care. Rep. Tonko—author of H.R. 1328, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, which was signed into law last year—pushed for this funding in a… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, made his opening statement in the subcommittee today on legislation to support America’s drinking water infrastructure and address PFAS contamination across the country. Full text of that statement is included below.
The three bills being addressed in the markup include… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change, led a legislative markup in his subcommittee today to advance three major bills addressing water infrastructure and PFAS contamination. The bills include the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act, which Tonko wrote and sponsors, and the PFAS Action Act,… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today declared his strong support of two pieces of legislation moving through the Science, Space and Technology Committee during debate on the measures. The bills, H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and H.R. 3593, the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act would invest in scientific innovation and development across… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko gave compelling committee testimony today on behalf of his National Heritage Area Act during a hearing on Heritage Areas reform and other related issues in the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Tonko’s National Heritage Area Act would formalize the process for designating and maintaining National Heritage… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced today that several of the national limousine safety provisions he has been pushing have been advanced by the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee as part of a major surface transportation bill that now moves to the House floor. The measures—all of which are led or co-led by fellow Congressman Antonio… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) cheered news today that the Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA) will receive $2,490,772 under the American Rescue Plan, a law that advanced with strong support from Tonko, for the Washington / Western BRT project. This 8.5-mile line will include 16 stations and range from the downtown Albany Bus Terminal, through the State University… Read more »
