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WASHINGTON – Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) spoke in favor of H.R. 2651: Horseracing Integrity Act, legislation he introduced along with Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), at a legislative hearing on the bill this morning in the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. The Horseracing Integrity Act would establish a national, independent Horseracing… Read more »

"Our national response needs to rise to meet the unprecedented scale of this crisis. I am delighted that the House voted this afternoon to adopt my Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act as part of the legislation passed today. Ensuring patients can access cutting-edge addiction treatment is a matter of life and death for countless Americans and their families." Read more »

"I remain deeply troubled by the total lack of interest from the President and from my colleagues in Congress to offer a serious plan for reuniting the more than 2,300 children separated from their parents by our government under the President’s so-called “zero-tolerance” policy." - Congressman Paul Tonko Read more »

“Individuals could better access mental health and addiction care and have an improved care transition back into the community. By passing this bill, we can allow states to expand innovative approaches to reentry that are already underway in places such as New York." Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Paul D. Tonko issued the following statement responding to the President’s order this afternoon to legalize the extended incarceration of migrant children: “President Trump has shown a troubling willingness to use the suffering of children and families to try to gain political leverage for his misguided and un-American immigration policies. He created this crisis… Read more »

"Broadband Internet access can be the difference between success and failure for students doing homework, job candidates building toward a new career, doctors reading medical scans or entrepreneurs starting or growing a small business." - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »

"[T]he proposed rule will limit transparency and undermine the scientific integrity of EPA’s rulemaking process,” the lawmakers wrote, noting it “would implement an opaque process allowing EPA to selectively suppress scientific evidence without accountability and in the process undermine bedrock environmental laws.” Read more »

"“This proposal… will limit the ability of states to advance public policies that address their unique goals and generation needs, requiring affected generators to offer into the capacity market at a higher price. Consequently… consumers’ bills could increase. Consumers could also lose the benefits of the clean generation that the MOPR-Ex could force out of the market" - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »

“In the midst of our nation’s opioid epidemic, these centers have become even more important.” - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »

“This smart-on-crime legislation will plant the seeds for meaningful change and will help to give individuals reentering society a fighting chance to live a healthier, drug-free life.” Read more »