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Tonko Statement on First Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy

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Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in remembrance of the year of recovery efforts since Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeast. Hurricane Sandy took at least 286 lives and cost an estimated $68 billio

Tonko Introduces Hero Flight Act

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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) has introduced legislation that would provide additional funding for transportation of American servicemen and women who have given their lives in defense of the nation. H.R. 3337, the LTC Todd J. Clark He

House Republicans Push Forward with Government Shutdown

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Congressman Paul Tonko released the following statement in response to the GOP House majority attaching a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act to a clean Senate short-term spending bill that aimed to keep the government funded past

Congressman Tonko to Hold 4th Annual Mighty Waters Conference Monday in Troy

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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) has announced details of the 2013 Mighty Waters Conference, to be in Troy next Monday, September 23rd at Hudson Valley Community College. Mighty Waters, an initiative started by Tonko in 2010 in an effort to bring communities throughout Upstate New York together for discussions on strategies to maximize the potential of the historic waterways of the Upper…

Tonko Votes Against $40 Billion Cut to Food Assistance

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Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) today voted against H.R. 3102, legislation offered by the House Republican majority that would cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP provides nutrition assistance t

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