CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO HOST FIRST MEETING OF WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE
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Congressman Paul Tonko will host the first meeting of his "Mighty Waters" waterfront development advisory task force on Monday, September 13 from 1pm to 330pm at the Waterford Canal Harbor Welcome Center. CONGRESSMAN TONKO DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM STATE, FEDERAL REGULATORS FOLLOWING SCHOHARIE COUNTY PROPANE LEAK
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Congressman Paul Tonko today sent letters to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and NYS Public Service Commissioner Garry Brown calling for answers and oversight in the wake of the Texas Eastern propane pipeline leak in Gilboa last week, which led to an evacuation of the area and heightened tensions for neighbors and the community. Small Businesses are the Engine of Job Growth
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Published in the Amsterdam Recorder 9/1/2010To the editor:I am writing in response to the Aug. 25 letter from Deborah Auspelmyer and Charles Schwartz of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce titled "Health care mandate would hurt small businesses." The specific mandate that President Auspelmyer and Chairman Schwartz refer to is section 9006 of the Affordable Care Act.… CONGRESSMAN TONKO, SUPERPOWER, TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR FEDERAL GRANT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED ELECTRIC GRID TECHNOLOGIES
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Congressman Paul Tonko and SuperPower will hold a news conference at 11am on Tuesday, August 31st, to announce a major federal grant which will enable the company to collaborate on research and development into technologies that will improve the reliability and efficiency of the electric grid. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO TOUR BEECH-NUT FACILITY, DISCUSS EFFORTS TO BOOST MANUFACTURING
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Congressman Paul Tonko will visit the new Beech-Nut plant on Tuesday, August 24th, the second stop in his tour of local businesses to highlight the House of Representatives' agenda to boost manufacturing in America. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TOURS XOS, TOUTS PRO-MANUFACTURING AGENDA
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EAST GREENBUSH, NY – Congressman Paul Tonko today said he will continue to fight for new legislation that will boost manufacturing, increase American competitiveness globally and create new jobs for middle class workers. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO HIGHLIGHT LEGISLATION TO BOOST MANUFACTURING DURING TOUR OF XOS
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On Tuesday, Congressman Paul Tonko will highlight recent legislation introduced and passed in the House of Representatives that will help boost manufacturing and save or create new jobs while touring X-ray Optical Systems (XOS), a high tech manufacturer in East Greenbush. CONGRESSMAN TONKO CELEBRATES SOCIAL SECURITYS 75th BIRTHDAY, PLEDGES TO PROTECT ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR SENIORS
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Congressman Paul Tonko today pledged to protect and strengthen Social Security during a celebration marking the 75th birthday of the program, which he co-hosted with Albany County Executive Mike Breslin. CONGRESSMAN TONKO TO HOST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
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Congressman Paul Tonko and Albany County Executive Mike Breslin will host a celebration marking the 75th birthday of Social Security on Friday, August 13th, starting at 12pm at the Sidney Albert Jewish Community Center, 340 Whitehall Road in Albany. The celebration is free and open to the public. CONGRESSMAN TONKO VOTES TO SAVE JOBS
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Congressman Paul Tonko today voted in favor of a jobs bill that will provide $26.1 billion in expanded education and Medicaid assistance to states, saving an estimated 319,000 jobs nationwide. The bill is fully paid for, mostly through closing tax loopholes that encourage corporations to move jobs overseas, and will close the deficit by $1.4 billion over the next decade. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |