WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko was selected last night to represent the House of Representatives in negotiations with the United States Senate over the final terms of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA shapes the funding and operations of the U.S. Department of Defense. Both the House and Senate bills include provisions related to per- and polyfluoroalky... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered House passage of appropriations legislation this week that funds many of his Capital Region and national priorities, which Tonko fought to protect or expand for Fiscal Year 2020: “These funding bills deliver on the values and needs of the American people, including significant wins for our New York Capital Region communities. These include major steps... Read more »
"It is past time for the U.S. government to make bold investments in our hidden infrastructure. If we don’t act now, the price tag will continue to rise and crises like the one in Flint could become much more common." - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »
"Every life and every job depends on water. Yet for decades our federal government has allowed funding for our water systems to drip away. Now many of these aging systems have fallen into disrepair and many are reaching their breaking point, costing local taxpayers significantly more to fix than the systems would be to maintain. Our bill confronts the challenge of these declining water systems head on." - Rep. Paul Tonko Read more »
"As Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee, I will continue to fight for protections for our air, investments in water infrastructure to keep our families safe, and policies that slow or reverse the devastating effects of climate change that threaten America’s industries and the jobs and opportunities that depend on them." - 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 disease. Below i... Read more »
Congressman Paul Tonko’s work to improve water infrastructure and enhance the safety of drinking water in our schools, homes and businesses advanced today as the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act passed the U.S. House of Representative and will be signed into law by President Obama before the end of the year. The bill included several provisions Tonko has introduced in the House... Read more »
Tonko and Pallone released a report today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), detailing the state of water infrastructure in selected midsize and large cities with declining populations, commonly known as legacy cities. 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 »
