AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko’s national horse racing reform bill H.R. 1754, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is poised to advance to the House Floor following a bipartisan 46-5 vote today to approve the legislation in the House Committee on Energy & Commerce. The bill advanced with amendments that match legislation introduced today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko called for immediate action to support America’s schools today during a press conference with New York State and Capital Region education and labor leaders. Tonko led the conversation in the wake of several announcements of severe school budget cuts for local districts and pointed to the House-passed Heroes Act as the only rescue plan that would… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko is announcing today that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is being awarded $3,342,212 for a series of scientific research projects advancing broadband technology and data development, renewable energies, environmental and atmospheric sciences and more. The grant awards are being administered through the National Science Foundation (NSF).
“The… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on General Electric CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr. to reconsider the company’s plan to move 45 jobs from GE founding city Schenectady, New York to an offshore facility in Poland, and to instead collaborate with the Schenectady workforce to make improvements… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a Census discussion today calling out the Trump Administration for creating chaos and undermining the Constitutionally-required Census process. Last month, the Trump Administration announced that it would cut the Census one month short, moving the deadline up from October 30th to September 30th, despite internal Census experts warning that this… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Andy Barr (R-KY) cheered the announcement today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of legislation to be introduced in the U.S. Senate to strengthen safety standards for the U.S. horse racing industry. The new bill uses the framework of bipartisan House legislation that has been championed by Reps. Tonko and Barr for… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced this afternoon that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has won two local funding awards totaling $343,996 for research and response to the COVID-19 crisis. The grants will be administered by the National Science Foundation’s Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grants.
“In the face of this COVID-19 pandemic and the many other critical… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko held a roundtable discussion with local restaurateurs today to hear how their businesses are being impacted by COVID-19 and share details about the RESTAURANTS Act, bipartisan legislation Tonko cosponsors that would establish a $120 billion restaurant revitalization fund to rescue small, locally owned restaurants experiencing significant… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Troy Fire Department is being awarded $34,374.55 for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) COVID-19 Supplemental. Tonko pushed for this award and sent a letter of support requesting consideration for the department.
“Our local firefighters put their… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that Troy Local Development Corp. is being awarded $1,000,000 to fund its infrastructure plans for redeveloping One Monument Square in the City of Troy. Tonko sent a letter strongly supporting consideration of funds for this Economic & Infrastructure Development grant, which is being granted through the Northern Border… Read more »
