Tonko Applauds SCOTUS Decision Ruling DOMA Unconstitutional
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Congressman Paul Tonko released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn Windsor v. United States. The decision dictates that federal benefits available to heterosexual couples mu Rep. Tonko Statement on President Obamas Climate Change Action Plan
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Congressman Paul Tonko has released the following statement applauding President Barack Obama's strategy to address climate change, released earlier today. As a co-chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Co Boxer, Grassley, Manchin, Tonko Introduce Bill to Curb Excessive Taxpayer-Funded Salaries for Government Contractors
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A Government Report Released Today Found That Thousands of Government Contractors Currently Make More Than the Vice President. New Legislation Would Limit Taxpayer-Funded Reimbursement to $230,700 per Year, Extend Cap to All Contractor Employees Congressman Tonko and Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Halfmoon Friday
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HALFMOON – Congressman Paul Tonko and staff will meet with constituents in Halfmoon Friday in a continuing effort to increase constituent service and outreach. Staff will be on hand to discuss concerns, answer questions, and provide guidance for tho Gillibrand, Tonko, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Improve Engineering Education in Schools
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Joe Kennedy (D-MA) introduced legislation this week that would help boost science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) education programs in the nation& Tonko Pushes for Student Loan Rate Freeze
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Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) has joined an effort to force a vote on key legislation that would stop the scheduled doubling of the interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans by July 1. Tonko has signed a discharge petition to Tonko Announces $7 million in FEMA Funds for Tropical Storm Lee
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today two federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with recovery efforts associated with Tropical Storm Lee. The grants, totalin House Republicans Again Block Tonko Measure to Cap Exploding Contractor Payments
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Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced this week an amendment to H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which would lower the ceiling on taxpayer-funded executive pay for federal contractors from $763, On 50th Anniversary of Equal Pay Act, Tonko Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness
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As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy signing the Equal Pay Act into law on June 10, 1963, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) called for enactment of H.R. 377, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Although the Equal Pay Ac Congressman Tonko Releases Statement on NSA Surveillance
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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) released a statement today in response to news that millions of telephone records from United States Verizon customers were collected by the federal government under an order by the Foreign Intelligence Su Browse Documents by Date or Issue |