HOUSE APPROVES TONKO AMENDMENT TO RESTORE ALBANYS ELIGIBILITY FOR ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDS
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The House of Representatives today passed an amendment authored by Congressman Paul Tonko and several colleagues that will ensure that Albany and other small cities across the country can compete for funds through the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI). TONKO BILL TO TRACK VETS EXPOSED TO TOXINS AT FORT MCCLELLAN
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Congressman Paul Tonko has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that will help track the health problems of thousands of veterans who were stationed at Ft. McClellan in Alabama, and who were exposed to dangerous levels of PCBs and other toxins. TONKO, SLAUGHTER, & HIGGINS FIGHT FOR SECURITY FUNDING FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK
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Congressmembers Paul Tonko (NY-21), Louise Slaughter (NY-28), and Brian Higgins (NY-27) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the decision to remove Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse from eligibility in the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program for 2011. TONKO UNVEILS ´PAIN AT THE PUMP ACT
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Congressman Paul Tonko today met with constituents at the Stewart's Shop on Western Avenue in Guilderland to unveil new legislation that would help pay down the deficit and provide relief at the pumps for drivers. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO UNVEIL ´PAIN AT THE PUMP ACT SATURDAY
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Congressman Paul Tonko will hold a media availability on Saturday, May 28, at 10:00AM at the Stewart's at 2446 Western Ave. in Guilderland to announce new legislation he has introduced in the House of Representatives that would end tax breaks for oil companies and redirect those savings toward efforts to reduce gasoline prices. TONKO ANNOUNCES WINNER OF CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced that Shaker High School Senior Jennifer Jiyon Chung is the winner of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition for the 21st Congressional District. TONKO TO ANNOUNCE LOCAL WINNER OF CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION ON MONDAY
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Congressman Paul Tonko will announce the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition during an event to showcase all of the artwork submitted by local high school students on Monday, May 16 from 530p to 7p at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street in Troy. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO HOST COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FAIR
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Congressman Paul Tonko will host a "Community Connections Fair" on Saturday, May 14 from 10am to 2pm in Elston Hall on the campus of Schenectady County Community College in Schenectady. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO JOIN TRUCKER WIDOW HOPE RIVENBURG AND TRUCKING INDUSTRY ADVOCATES TO INTRODUCE JASONS LAW
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Two years after Schoharie County, New York truck driver Jason Rivenburg was senselessly murdered at an abandoned South Carolina gas station, Congressman Paul Tonko will be joined by Jason's widow, Hope Rivenburg, and members of the transportation industry at the House Triangle outside of the Capitol Building on Wednesday, May 11th starting at 11am to announce the introduction of Jason's Law, a bill aimed at increasing truck parking facilities across the country. TONKO ANNOUNCES $58 MILLION IN NEW RAIL MONEY FOR NEW YORK STATE
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Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded New York State an additional $58 million grant to upgrade rail infrastructure that will help push forward the state's efforts on high speed rail. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |