WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered a House vote tonight to pass his bipartisan National Heritage Area Act—which would establish a formal process for designating and maintaining National Heritage Areas and extends the life of the Erie Canalway Heritage Area Commission currently set to expire in September—out of the House of Representatives. National Heritage Areas… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that $4,050,000 is being awarded to fund local affordable housing projects issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, including:
$2,000,000 for IDA Yarbrough Midrise to help fund construction costs for hundreds of low-income households.
$90,000 for Ida III Homeownership Project to construct six low-income… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5) sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today requesting oversight and protective action regarding the ongoing investigation of the payroll industry. The letter comes as New York continues its investigation of the MyPayrollHR scandal last year, in which the MyPayrollHR president illegally moved… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—On the week marking the 195th anniversary of the Erie Canal’s opening, Congressman Paul D. Tonko and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference today to call to extend the authorization of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission. The members introduced legislation in both houses of Congress this week that would extend the Commission’s… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko delivered a searing review earlier today calling out Trump Administration failures to adhere to basic scientific integrity standards in managing the ongoing national COVID-19 public health crisis. Tonko, lead sponsor of the Scientific Integrity Act in the House, issued his review in a letter to the Director of the Office of Science and… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today three grants being administered to the Capital Region totaling $2,665,549 to fund criminal justice projects researching forensic science and DNA analysis. The awards are being administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs.
$731,306 is being awarded to the University at Albany to support research in… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY), Annie Kuster (D-NH), David McKinley (R-WV), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Scott Peters (D-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), and David Schweikert (R-AZ) today introduced the Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise (CREATE) Act. The bipartisan legislation invests in carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technology to… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced a slate of federal grants today awarded to Capital Region counties and court systems to combat opioid and other substance use disorders totaling $7,892,088. These awards are being administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs.
“Each year, we lose tens of thousands of Americans to the devastating disease of… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that $586,371 is being awarded to the New York State Police to combat Internet crimes against children. The funding is being administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs.
“As more of our lives and livelihoods move online, we face an even greater threat we must counter from exploitation and abuse of our… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that a research program at the University at Albany is being awarded $460,281 to examine factors that cause North American winter extreme events. The program, led by Dr. Andrea Lang, Professor of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at UAlbany, is being administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate… Read more »
