Tonko Joins Nearly 100 Members of Congress in Calling for Hearings on Democracy Reform
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“The two basic imperatives of a functioning democracy – the right to vote and the right to have your vote mean something – are under assault,” Senators, let nominee be heard
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Senate Republicans, by refusing to do their jobs and work to fill our current Supreme Court vacancy, have shown a fair-weather, bandwagon love for the Constitution. Tonko Releases Statement on Verizon Worker Strike in Albany, Nationwide
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I stand with the workers and ask that Verizon negotiate in good faith with CWA and IBEW. Tonko Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day
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Equal Pay Day symbolizes the day when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year. As we mark Equal Pay Day today, on April 12, U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko again calls for more work to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including the passage of legislation he has cosponsored, the… Tonko to Present AQUA Act at White House Water Summit Tuesday
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“The Flint water crisis brought attention to our nation’s aging water infrastructure and what can happen when we try to cut corners in state budgets, but the discussion cannot end in Michigan,” said Tonko. Tonko Announces More Than $350,000 for Whitney Young to Help Treat Opioid Abuse in Capital Region
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“This is yet another example of the benefits Upstate New York has seen from the Affordable Care Act, more than six years after health care reform was signed into law,” added Tonko. TimesUnion: Tonko bill would aid aging drinking water systems
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U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko has beaten the drum for improved drinking water infrastructure for a year or more, leading tours to emphasize how much of the Capital Region's aging pipeline system dates back to the 1800s, when Rutherford B. Hayes was in the White House. An engineer by training and temperament, he saw disasters waiting to happen. And now they have, in Flint, Mich., as well as in Troy and Hoosick Falls. Tonko, Pallone and Members of the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Introduce AQUA Act to Update Safe Drinking Water Act and Help Local Water Systems Avoid Infrastructure Disasters, Big and Small
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“Simply put, communities big and small are not getting what they need from Washington, and Congress has to give them the tools they need to solve the problems they have today before they become disasters tomorrow,” said Tonko Tonko Unveils New Website
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It’s never been easier to receive help with a federal agency, ask me a question, or voice your concerns Tonko: President’s Budget Not Adequate for 21st Century American Water Systems
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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today reacted to President Barack Obama’s final budget request of his administration with praise for support of several priorities rarely in the national discussion – but also with disappointment and urgency for Obama to press Congress for higher, more ambitious and realistic funding levels for our nation’s failing water infrastructure. “Many of our pipes… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |