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

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night: Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) spoke last night on the House floor to congratulate the Albany Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Alan Miller on winning a Grammy award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo Sunday night. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) spoke last night on the House floor to again urge GOP leadership to address the need to act on the issue of climate change. Tonko pointed to skyrocketing costs and untold human suffering water scarcity imposes on the world, yet the global community continues to operative reactively rather than proactively. Water, Tonko said, cannot be replaced and must be protected to better quality of life across the nation and throughout the planet. Read more »

Sunday, U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko will join with New York State Assemblymember Pat Fahy and unemployed constituents who recently lost their unemployment insurance to call on Congress to immediately extend the program, restoring a critical lifeline to those looking for work. They will highlight local, real-life effects of Congressional failure to extend the program on New Yorkers who… Read more »

Tonko Bill Receives Support from Every Member of House, Senate Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko released the following statement after voting in favor of H.J. Res 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which eases the burden of sequestration and helps to make future government shutdowns less likely. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko highlighted recent figures released this week that show the Affordable Care Act expands mental health and federal parity protections for approximately 60 million Americans, including more than 1.5 million New Yorkers. This growth in coverage represents one of the largest expansions of mental health coverage in decades. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) took to the House floor this morning to once again urge House Republican leadership to work with Democrats and moderates in their own party to give multiple issues that are top priorities for the majority of Americans – including working with the private sector to create jobs – one final push across the finish line before leaving town for the holidays. A video of Tonko's remarks can be viewed by clicking the screenshot, and a full transcript the remarks can be found below. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announcement that the benchmark compensation amount for contractor executives and employees will be increased to $952,308. Prior to this increase, government contractors could bill taxpayers as much as $763,029 to pay for their salaries. This increase of nearly $190,000 can be retroactively applied to costs incurred on all contracts since January 1, 2012. The increase is statutorily required, and based on a formula that has allowed the benchmark to rise automatically since 1998. Read more »