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Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in observance of Memorial Day. The Congressman will mark Memorial Day by traveling New York's 20th Congressional District, attending several ceremonies and events. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY), who serves as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Horse Caucus and represents New York's 20th Congressional District, today announced plans to introduce the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Anti-Doping Act of 2015 to establish uniform standards for drugs and medication in the American Thoroughbred industry. Read more »

As printed on Syracuse.com on May 11, 2015If you live in New York, chances are that you or someone you know was affected by our broken and aging water infrastructure last winter. I live in Amsterdam and represent the Capital Region in the House of Representatives, and during our extended cold weather season I heard countless stories of pipes bursting in Colonie, power outages in Troy, and… Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) marked Infrastructure Week today by calling on Republican House leadership to protect good paying jobs and avoid the impending expiration of the Highway and Transit Trust Fund on May 31. Until Congress acts to reauthorize the Trust Fund, 660,000 jobs and 6,000 projects are at risk of shutdown. With only six legislative days between today and the end of the month, there has been no legislation offered and no votes scheduled to extend this critical program. Read more »

Congressman Paul Tonko announced today that Shaker High School Junior Margaret Murnane is the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for the 20th Congressional District of New York. Her piece, entitled "Family Ties," was judged to be the best out of 48 unique entries from 18 different schools in the Capital Region. The artwork was displayed during a reception Friday evening at the Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy. Next week, the piece will be shipped to Washington, D.C. to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year. Read more »

Today, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the announcement made by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx and Canada's Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt, detailing the DOT's final rule on transport of volatile chemicals via rail throughout North America. Read more »

Today, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) signed a discharge petition to force the House to vote on legislation that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, a vital institution that creates American jobs and empowers American manufacturers to access and compete in foreign markets. Only 25 legislative days remain until Republicans' refusal to act shutters the Export-Import Bank on June 30. Read more »

This week, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced the Keeping Social Security Solvent Act (H.R. 2078), which would improve benefits and increase the viability of Social Security by removing the current income cap of $118,500 at which individuals pay into the program. Read more »

Today, Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Charlie Rangel (D-NY) introduced the MEND Act. This legislation would protect hospital based-nursing programs across the United States as they face conflicting regulatory requirements from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and their accreditation bodies. Read more »

As the nation marks Equal Pay Day, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) said today that more needs to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including passage of the critical Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1619). Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women's wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year. Read more »