WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) led an amicus brief today to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) replacement of the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) with the Trump Administration’s so-called Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule. The brief asserts that EPA acted… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted today in the House of Representatives to advance a $484 billion interim emergency funding package that will provide vital assistance to small businesses and protect Americans with added aid to hospitals, healthcare workers and testing. The bill was passed by a vote of 388 – 5.
“Across the nation, we have heard stories of individuals,… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant totaling $200,000 towards research seeking to extend the usable life of critically needed N95 respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE).
“For our frontline health care workers, access to PPE is a matter of life and… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Representative Paul D. Tonko joined his colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support dairy farmers facing an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Dairy farms are the backbone of rural economies across the country,” wrote the Representatives. “However, the dairy industry is now facing unprecedented and extensive… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Representatives Paul D. Tonko, Antonio Delgado and Elise Stefanik sent a letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator James Owens expressing their concern about the Administration’s refusal to adopt critical limousine safety recommendations produced by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the wake of the Schoharie limousine… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko sent a letter today to Vice President Mike Pence calling for the Administration to provide essential resources to frontline heath care workers and for the President to take immediate action to manufacture these supplies under the Defense Production Act.
“In recent weeks, I have spoken with healthcare workers, hospital administrators and public… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko led a letter signed by 85 members calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to withdraw a recently-proposed “Selective Science” rule that would limit the scientific research available to EPA policy makers as they draft public protections and environmental guidelines.
“EPA has chosen to double down on an arbitrary… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered the House advancement of the bipartisan H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The $2 trillion package would provide a more secure safety net for Americans, small businesses and regional municipalities to address the health and economic impacts of coronavirus.
“The coronavirus outbreak has placed and… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko released the following statement today on the passing of Walter Robb, local philanthropist and renowned chemical engineer at GE who shaped the careers of many entrepreneurs in the Capital Region .
“On Monday, our Capital Region lost an incredible leader, innovator and hero. Dr. Walter Robb spent his 92 years tirelessly working to improve our… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Representatives Paul D. Tonko, Doris Matsui, Joseph P. Kennedy, III and Scott Peters led a letter signed by 74 bipartisan members sent to House leadership today requesting that the next coronavirus response package address the mental health challenges associated with this public health crisis.
“The threat of coronavirus has instilled in so many of us an unprecedented feeling… Read more »
