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Tonko Announces $6.9M Awarded to Capital Region to Support Low-Income Housing

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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced a combined $6,906,500 for the City of Albany and City of Schenectady today to help eliminate lead and other housing-based health hazards from low-income families’ homes. These grants will be administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Specifically, each city will receive: $3,500,000 for Albany …

Tonko Announces Nearly $9M in Local Grants to Combat Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence

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WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today a number of grants awarded to the Capital Region totaling $8,989,493 to enhance vital services for victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. The grants are being provided by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs and Office on Violence Against Women. “Far too many survivors of human trafficking and…

Tonko Horseracing Safety Bill Passes in House

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WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko’s bipartisan national horse racing reform bill, H.R. 1754, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The bill has long been co-led by Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) and would designate the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to design and implement uniform national horse racing medication and…

Tonko Calls for Vote on Limo Safety Package after NTSB Report

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WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko called on Senate leaders to take up his comprehensive limousine safety reform legislation today following a vote by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to finalize their investigative report on the tragic Schoharie limo crash that took the lives of 20 people on October 6, 2018. Tonko has led a bipartisan coalition in Congress in a…

Tonko, Reschenthaler Introduce Artificial Intelligence Education Act

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WASHINGTON—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) have just announced the introduction of their Artificial Intelligence Education Act today, bipartisan legislation that would establish grant support within the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund the creation of easily-accessible K-12 lesson plans for schools and educators to provide students with the…

Eight Tonko Bills Advance in House Energy Package

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WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change, today cheered the passage of eight bills he authored as part of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, a sweeping energy package passed by the House of Representatives tonight. Tonko’s bills include his Scientific Integrity Act,…

Tonko Announces $862K Award for Local Public Safety Programs

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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced that $862,250 will be awarded to local governments and public safety non-profits in the Capital Region. The grants will be administered through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs. “Making smart federal investments in community safety programs can help change the course of countless lives while…

Tonko Unveils Legislation to Restore New York–New Jersey Watershed

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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today introduced the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, legislation that would protect and restore the watersheds that flow into New York-New Jersey Harbor and their associated estuaries, improving accessibility and economic opportunity for the millions of Americans who reside near these waterways. “Our waterways are precious…

Tonko Announces $1.76 Million For Firefighter Recruitment

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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is announcing today a $1,760,000 grant awarded to the Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY) in Albany to support recruitment and retention of local volunteer firefighters. The grant will be administered as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program. “In the…

Tonko Announces $1.25 Million in Research Grants for UAlbany

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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is announcing that a combined $1,254,501 is being awarded to several research projects at the University at Albany to study atmospheric and computer sciences, psychology and more. The grants are being administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF). “The vision and dedication of our local researchers, professors and students in STEM…

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