WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement lambasting the Trump administration for eliminating the entire staff at the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as part of the massive and devastating cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services.
“The Home Energy Assistance Program provides relief for millions of American families… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin condemning the Trump administration’s outrageous decision to encourage polluters to apply for exemption from critical Clean Air Act standards by simply sending a template email response to EPA officials. These standards, required pursuant to Section 112… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Josh Riley (NY-19), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and James Moylan (GU) introduced H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, bipartisan legislation that invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds of dollars on their energy bills while making homes safer, healthier,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced today that he has been reselected to serve as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment. Tonko will also serve on the Subcommittee on Energy, and Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations.
These appointments position Tonko, one of just a handful of engineers in Congress, to continue leading… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today introduced the Offshore Energy Modernization Act, legislation that provides a comprehensive blueprint to ensure the long-term viability and success of U.S. offshore wind development.
In 2021, President Biden announced the nation’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. Tonko’s legislation implements… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-7) introduced the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, legislation that invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds of dollars on their energy bills while making homes safer, healthier, and more energy efficient.
“The Weatherization… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today celebrated the announcement that Plug Power Inc. in Latham, NY has to finance construction of six facilities to produce clean hydrogen. If finalized, the loan guarantee will be granted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) and is part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America Agenda that is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today celebrated the announcement by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of their final proposed transmission planning and cost allocation rule. The rule fulfills the requests made by lawmakers — spearheaded by Tonko and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) — earlier this year in a letter urging FERC… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Garret Graves (LA-06) introduced H.R. 8187, the Critical Material Transparency and Reporting of Advanced Clean Energy (Critical Material TRACE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve supply chain transparency by establishing a Department of Energy program to support the development, implementation, and adoption of digital… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Scott Peters (CA-52) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
today introduced the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2024, legislation that would address climate change by investing in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.
“Amidst record shattering global warming and increasingly… Read more »
