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CAPITAL REGION – On the 10th annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) urged taxpayers to check their eligibility to take advantage of the EITC. In New York’s 20th Congressional District, almost 50,000 individuals saved more than $105 million using the credit in tax year 2013. Taxpayers can check their EITC eligibility with the IRS’s EITC Assistant. Read more »

This month, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) coauthored a letter with seven of his colleagues from Upstate New York, urging the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Michael Botticelli to host a community forum in Upstate New York with the aim of advancing the state’s efforts to fight overdoses, particularly those resulting from heroin and prescription drug use. Read more »

In recent years, we have witnessed the increasing pain and suffering inflicted by heroin and opioid addiction in communities in our districts and across the country. We, like many of our constituents, have seen firsthand how this tragic epidemic has affected our own friends and loved ones, and by sharing their stories we hope to put a face to the addiction crisis. The statistics… Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in response to President Obama's final State of the Union Address: Read more »

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner and U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam) today called on the federal government to increase resources available to local governments to support water infrastructure needs. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to executive actions announced by the White House this week, designed to reduce gun violence and make communities safer. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today voted in favor of H.R. 2029, a bill to fund the federal government through the 2016 fiscal year. The bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 316-113 and is expected to be taken up by the United States Senate later today. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) this week continued his campaign to advance renewable sources of energy in asking Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to include in a year-end tax extender package key priorities related to the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Read more »

Rep signs onto measure that would force a vote on bipartisan legislation that would close firearm loophole for those on no fly list Read more »

For years Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee have asked for a hearing on the effects of climate change. And for years, that simple request – that we have an honest discussion before the oldest standing committee in the House about a problem faced the world over – has been denied. So, last month, we held our own forum on climate change. Unfortunately, only Democratic members… Read more »