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“Simply put, communities big and small are not getting what they need from Washington, and Congress has to give them the tools they need to solve the problems they have today before they become disasters tomorrow,” said Tonko Read more »

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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today reacted to President Barack Obama’s final budget request of his administration with praise for support of several priorities rarely in the national discussion – but also with disappointment and urgency for Obama to press Congress for higher, more ambitious and realistic funding levels for our nation’s failing water infrastructure. “Many of our pipes… Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko will spend his sixth consecutive Super Bowl Sunday volunteering with community organizations to serve meals to the needy. Read more »

CAPITAL REGION – On the 10th annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) urged taxpayers to check their eligibility to take advantage of the EITC. In New York’s 20th Congressional District, almost 50,000 individuals saved more than $105 million using the credit in tax year 2013. Taxpayers can check their EITC eligibility with the IRS’s EITC Assistant. Read more »

This month, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) coauthored a letter with seven of his colleagues from Upstate New York, urging the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Michael Botticelli to host a community forum in Upstate New York with the aim of advancing the state’s efforts to fight overdoses, particularly those resulting from heroin and prescription drug use. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in response to President Obama's final State of the Union Address: Read more »

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner and U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) today called on the federal government to increase resources available to local governments to support water infrastructure needs. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to executive actions announced by the White House this week, designed to reduce gun violence and make communities safer. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today voted in favor of H.R. 2029, a bill to fund the federal government through the 2016 fiscal year. The bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 316-113 and is expected to be taken up by the United States Senate later today. Read more »