AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today highlighted new tools from the White House to help New Yorkers get vaccinated. Americans sixteen years or older can now input their ZIP code at www.vaccines.gov / www.vacunas.gov or text their ZIP code to GETVAX (438829) / VACUNA (822862) to get help making a vaccine appointment at a nearby location.
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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko joined a bipartisan coalition to introduce H.Res.364, a resolution recognizing the contributions of America’s addiction professionals workforce, which represents more than 100,000 counselors, educators, and other addiction-focused health care professionals who specialize in prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery support and education. The… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko celebrated the introduction of his bill, the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act of 2021. His forward-looking legislation would provide incentives to encourage U.S. consumers, as well as public and private entities, to invest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, driving expanding access to public and… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that restaurants in New York’s Capital Region can start applying for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund starting on Monday, May 3, at 12:00 p.m. ET, and he is recommending that they start the process early by registering ASAP via the U.S. Small Business Administration application portal.
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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced a slate of 10 improvement and community development projects, compiled from across the Capital Region, that he is submitting to the House Committee on Appropriations in a bid to bring direct federal investment to the region under the committee’s new Community Project Funding (CPF) process.
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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered news today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will release new practice guidelines that scale back the so-called “x-waiver” and allow practitioners to more easily prescribe buprenorphine—a proven effective opioid addiction treatment—to patients. Tonko has long fought to remove this outdated barrier and expand access… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced a slate of Capital Region transportation projects that he is submitting to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee in a bid to secure federal funding for the projects. Proposals selected by the committee may be eligible for funding under the surface transportation authorization legislation that is expected to be… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Bob Gibbs (R-OH) today introduced the Star Rating for Biosimilars Act, bipartisan legislation that directs the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to evaluate Medicare plans based on whether or not cost-saving biosimilars are available to enrollees.
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WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko reintroduced his Fort McClellan Health Registry Act today, legislation that establishes a health registry tracking links between service at Fort McClellan and the severe life-long health problems plaguing many of the veterans who served there. In the past, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has not accepted any link between adverse health effects… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY), U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman John Katko (R-NY) are calling on the Biden administration to invest in U.S. semiconductor production by funding provisions in the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that were signed into law as part of the FY21… Read more »
