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.
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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 »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the advance of five Capital Region transportation projects totaling $19,955,000 that he pushed to fund as part of the major surface transportation legislation out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee. The must-pass package, called the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today questioned JooYeun Chang, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during a hearing in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations examining the ongoing efforts by the Biden Administration to ensure the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied children at the U.S. border.
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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced this afternoon that five of the Capital Region transportation projects he submitted in April to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee are slated to be awarded a total of $19,955,000 in federal funding under the newly-unveiled surface transportation reauthorization legislation. Tonko pushed to get a group of… Read more »
