WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted against the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that House Republicans used to force through extreme, partisan issues that undermine national security, strip women in uniform of access to health care, and target LGBTQ+ servicemembers.
“The National Defense Authorization Act has long served as a bipartisan bill… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted for bold legislative action to defend women’s health freedom in response to the Supreme Court’s dangerous decision overturning Roe v. Wade—as well as Republicans’ push for a nationwide abortion ban. H.R. 8296, the Women's Health Protection Act will ensure Americans’ right to make their own health decisions, and H.R. 8297, the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted to advance H.R. 3755, the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation that will uphold access to reproductive health care for everyone across America, free from dangerous state bans and restrictions like the SB8 abortion law implemented in Texas.
“Today Congress took urgent action to uphold our constitution and protect the reproductive… Read more »
ALBANY, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to leave Texas’s abortion ban in place:
“When confronted with a dangerous abortion ban that goes against nearly 50 years of precedent established under Roe v. Wade, the partisan U.S. Supreme Court chose to rule under cover of darkness to uphold this explicit attack on reproductive… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted today to pass H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the House. This bipartisan legislation—supported by nearly 90 percent of voters polled—establishes the rights of pregnant workers to reasonable accommodations in the workplace, prohibits employers from discriminating against pregnant applicants in hiring, retaliating against workers… Read more »
"This is not a healthcare plan, it’s a tax on working families and seniors and a tax cut for millionaires and billionaires. Without exception, this is the most harmful, most irresponsible piece of major legislation I have ever seen. Under this plan our middle class and working families pay more for less coverage. Our seniors and those approaching retirement are forced to pay thousands more to stay covered. And 24 million more of our most vulnerable neighbors will be shoved out into the cold." - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »
"The message of today’s march is about more than women, though. It is about the fight for progress and opportunity for all Americans. We need laws and policies that will help America’s working families by providing fairness in the workplace, guaranteeing equal pay for equal work, and respecting and defending our rights to access quality affordable healthcare and to govern our own bodies. We must take greater steps to end violence against women, strengthen paid family leave, ensure antidiscrimination protections, defend civil and workers’ rights, clean and protect our air and water, raise the minimum wage, and get big money out of politics." - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »
In 2016, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) built on previous years of success in working across the aisle to pass legislation that supports Capital Region job creators, makes our water safer, combats the opioid crisis, provides relief to those living with mental illness, enhances public health, protects consumers, and sets the nation on its clearest path yet to overcoming Alzheimer’s… Read more »
