Congressman Paul Tonko is urging Capital Region residents to take advantage of the new HealthCare.gov website, a clear and easy to understand resource that is designed to help individuals and small businesses navigate the complicated and confusing process of shopping for health insurance. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko today voted in favor of common sense rules that will protect consumers, hold big banks and Wall Street accountable and prevent the scenario that led to the recession and cost Americans 8 million jobs and $17 trillion in retirement savings and net worth. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko today voted to close campaign financing loopholes and ensure that the voices of the American people are not drowned out by a corporate takeover of our elections. Read more

Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Paul Tonko announced that they have sent a personal letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Shaun Donavan, urging him to reexamine the Amsterdam Housing Authority's (AHA) grant application. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko today voted in favor of legislation that will boost small businesses and create thousands of new jobs, which will help build a strong, new foundation for the American economy. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko issued the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that BP will set up a $20 billion fund to pay claims related to the Gulf oil spill, create a $100 million fund to compensate oil rig workers, and stop dividend payments to shareholders for the rest of the year. Read more

Backed by dozens of National Heritage Area supporters from across the country, Congressmen Paul Tonko (NY-21) and Charlie Dent (PA-15) today announced the creation of the National Heritage Area Caucus. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko and 31 other members of Congress are calling on BP to direct funds marked for dividend payments to an escrow account that will be dedicated to cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon spill and compensating its victims. Read more

_– U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (NY-21) and Charlie Dent (PA-15) will hold a press conference In Washington to announce the launch of the National Heritage Area Caucus on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM at the House Triangle. Read more

Congressman Paul Tonko announced that today Medicare will begin mailing out to tens of thousands of seniors $250 ´donut hole' checks. Under the recently enacted health reform law, seniors who fall in the donut hole coverage gap in 2010 will receive this one-time tax-free $250 rebate check. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap. Read more