WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced introduction of The BATTERY Act (H.R. 8232) today, new bipartisan legislation that will jump-start America’s advanced battery recycling. Advanced batteries already power countless things from laptops to cars and numerous personal devices used by Americans every day. Today, many foreign sources of lithium, cobalt, and nickel used in… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko issued the following statement on recent reports that the Trump Administration has withheld nearly $4 million from the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund over the past four years with no explanation given:
“In one of our nation’s darkest hours, our firefighters, police officers and first responders were there for us. During the attacks of September… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is announcing today that the Town of Guilderland is being awarded $345,994 to improve emergency response radio technology throughout the Guilderland school district in order to expedite coordination with first responder services including law enforcement, EMS and firefighters. The award—which Tonko pushed for in a letter to the awarding agency—is… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that the Albany County Business Development Corporation is being awarded $8,755,500 to help small businesses devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The award is being given by the Economic Development Administration as part of the CARES Act.
“Rebuilding our economy starts with supporting our small business owners and entrepreneurs to… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko’s national horse racing reform bill H.R. 1754, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is poised to advance to the House Floor following a bipartisan 46-5 vote today to approve the legislation in the House Committee on Energy & Commerce. The bill advanced with amendments that match legislation introduced today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko called for immediate action to support America’s schools today during a press conference with New York State and Capital Region education and labor leaders. Tonko led the conversation in the wake of several announcements of severe school budget cuts for local districts and pointed to the House-passed Heroes Act as the only rescue plan that would… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is announcing today that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is being awarded $3,342,212 for a series of scientific research projects advancing broadband technology and data development, renewable energies, environmental and atmospheric sciences and more. The grant awards are being administered through the National Science Foundation (NSF).
“The… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on General Electric CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr. to reconsider the company’s plan to move 45 jobs from GE founding city Schenectady, New York to an offshore facility in Poland, and to instead collaborate with the Schenectady workforce to make improvements… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a Census discussion today calling out the Trump Administration for creating chaos and undermining the Constitutionally-required Census process. Last month, the Trump Administration announced that it would cut the Census one month short, moving the deadline up from October 30th to September 30th, despite internal Census experts warning that this… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Andy Barr (R-KY) cheered the announcement today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of legislation to be introduced in the U.S. Senate to strengthen safety standards for the U.S. horse racing industry. The new bill uses the framework of bipartisan House legislation that has been championed by Reps. Tonko and Barr for… Read more »
