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ALBANY – Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to news that President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to nominate former Texas Governor Rick Perry as his first Energy Secretary. “Today, Mr. Trump nominated Governor Perry, a man who stated he wants to abolish the Department of Energy, to head the very same agency. While I am hopeful to work with any… Read more »

Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in response to an announcement from House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and other Republican Members that they plan to issue subpoenas to attorneys general and environmental groups in an unprecedented move of unconstitutional overreach to impede legitimate investigations: “I am… Read more »

I ran for Congress because we have no clear, focused national energy policy, which should be one that promotes energy efficiency and renewable fuels, develops ‘green collar’ clean energy jobs, and trains a workforce to fill those new positions Read more »

We must have a strong national chemical program to protect Americans. Ultimately, this bill falls short. Read more »

These obstacles are simply untenable for my constituents and New York State as a whole. I intend to oppose the bill. Read more »

“The Flint water crisis brought attention to our nation’s aging water infrastructure and what can happen when we try to cut corners in state budgets, but the discussion cannot end in Michigan,” said Tonko. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko has beaten the drum for improved drinking water infrastructure for a year or more, leading tours to emphasize how much of the Capital Region's aging pipeline system dates back to the 1800s, when Rutherford B. Hayes was in the White House. An engineer by training and temperament, he saw disasters waiting to happen. And now they have, in Flint, Mich., as well as in Troy and Hoosick Falls. Read more »

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 »