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 New Study Concludes Affordable Care Act Encourages New Generation of Entrepreneurs
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today a new nonpartisan study has concluded the Affordable Care Act will encourage approximately 1.5 million Americans to choose to start their own businesses over the next few years. Independent health Scotia Fire Department Receives Federal Grants
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SCOTIA – Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the Scotia Fire Department has received a federal grant in the amount of $31,464. The funding was made possible by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Dont let another hurricane season blow by without climate action
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As hurricane season begins and vulnerable coastal communities brace for high winds and storm surges, Congress needs to ask itself: What can we be doing to better protect and manage existing and new development along our coastlines?How can we minimize Browse Documents by Date or Issue |