WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is celebrating news today that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, will act on persistent calls by Tonko and investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to provide states with resources to support enforcement of state laws and get unsafe limos off the road.… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted to advance H.R. 3005, long overdue legislation that removes from the U.S. Capitol all busts and statues of individuals who served the Confederacy, including three statues of white supremacists. The bill also replaces a bust of racist former Supreme Court Chief Justice Court Roger Taney—infamous author of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced today that he has reintroduced two pieces of legislation that would reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Corridor as National Heritage Areas. If passed, the legislation would authorize these historic sites to continue receiving federal support. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko responded today to news that President Biden and Vice President Harris have endorsed a $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that includes transformational investments in our nation’s infrastructure.
“Over the past several weeks, I have travelled throughout our Capital Region highlighting the great and growing needs of our communities,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, cheered the advance of legislation tonight to repair and upgrade America’s drinking water systems and address dangerous PFAS contamination facing communities throughout the country. The bills now advance to the House floor for votes either as stand-alone legislation or to… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is cheering on hardworking families as part of Child Tax Credit Awareness Day today, and issued a video statement encouraging them to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of up to $300 per child under the newly-improved Child Tax Credit—part of the American Rescue Plan that Tonko helped advance to bring relief to families… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, today delivered a speech before the House of Representatives stressing the urgency of acting on climate through bold, new investments in America’s infrastructure. Rep. Tonko’s full one-minute can be read below.
As one of only a handful of engineers in Congress, Rep.… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered news today that Albany Medical Center is being awarded $331,429 to support broadband telehealth services, specifically related to high risk pregnancy, postpartum care, opioid use disorder and general mental health care. Rep. Tonko—author of H.R. 1328, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, which was signed into law last year—pushed for this funding in a… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, made his opening statement in the subcommittee today on legislation to support America’s drinking water infrastructure and address PFAS contamination across the country. Full text of that statement is included below.
The three bills being addressed in the markup include… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chair of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change, led a legislative markup in his subcommittee today to advance three major bills addressing water infrastructure and PFAS contamination. The bills include the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act, which Tonko wrote and sponsors, and the PFAS Action Act,… Read more »
