Congressman Paul Tonko will join the New York State Commander of the Disabled American Veterans for a special Salute to Veterans on Sunday, November 21st, at the Veterans Club of Lansingburgh. The Ceremony will start at 2pm. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko issued the following statement after President Barack Obama today named Dr. Tom Little of Delmar a recipient of the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom: Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko attended a news conference this morning to announce that the University at Albany has been awarded a $5.4 million Recovery Act grant to construct five new labs at the university's new RNA Institute. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko today toured BullEx of Albany, the latest in a series of visits he has made to local businesses to discuss efforts in the House of Representatives to boost manufacturing in America and create and retain new jobs for the middle class. Read more

Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Paul Tonko announced that the Livingston Bridge project will receive $2 million in federal funding to lay the groundwork for a major revitalization to the 144 year old bridge. Read more

Today, Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congressmen Michael Arcuri, Maurice Hinchey, Christopher Lee, Daniel Maffei, Scott Murphy, Bill Owens and Paul Tonko sent a letter to Administrator Lisa Jackson of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing strong concerns over the requirements that would be placed on New York by the draft Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) that EPA recently released. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko will join U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (tentative), Congressman Scott Murphy, former Congressman Michael McNulty and other local leaders, family and friends on Monday, October 11, at 10am to rededicate the Lansingburgh Post Office in honor of Martin G. "Marty" Mahar. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Capital District Transportation Authority a $3.2 million grant which will be used to replace the roofs of three CDTA buildings in Albany. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko will attend Albany County's October Honor-A-Veteran Ceremony to be held Monday, October 4 at 8:30am, at the Legnard-Curtin Legion Post in Green Island. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office has awarded the City of Gloversville a $520,400 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant. Read more