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ALBANY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced today a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) in the amount of $17,629,800 for the Albany Port District Commission Project. The project will replace and upgrade an on-dock warehouse, reconstruct an outdoor cargo storage and staging area, and rebuild a port roadway, as part of a comprehensive effort to enhance the Port… Read more »

As the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to gavel out for a staggering 53 days, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today asked Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-WI) to cancel the planned recess, citing an extensive list of issues left unaddressed by the House Majority. After votes concluded last Thursday, the House will now stand in recess for more than seven weeks until Tuesday, September… Read more »

Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement in response to an announcement from House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and other Republican Members that they plan to issue subpoenas to attorneys general and environmental groups in an unprecedented move of unconstitutional overreach to impede legitimate investigations: “I am… Read more »

"...even a toothless bill too much for those in the pocket of the gun lobby." Read more »

Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today praised a move by the White House to raise the limit of patients whom physicians can treat with buprenorphine, a drug used to treat those struggling with opioid addiction, from 100 to 275. Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by Tonko and Rep. Larry Buschon (R-IN) passed the House in May, which would have increased this patient cap from 100 to… Read more »

"... it is a good first step in making the improvements desperately needed in the way our nation looks at mental health...," said Tonko. Read more »

ALBANY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced today the opening of his office’s annual service academy nomination process for students interested in applying to one of four service academies: the Air Force, Army, Merchant Marines, and the Navy. The nomination process opened today and completed application forms are due by Friday, October 28. Tonko has offered this service to… Read more »

Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, and local LGBT leaders joined this morning in Academy Park in Albany to discuss recent victories in the campaign for equality and the challenges that continue to exist before the community. The officials were joined by Michael Weidrich, Executive Director of the Pride Center of the Capital Region, Lyndon Cudlitz, Director of Training… Read more »