10/22/14 ALBANY – Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) today slammed an announcement from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) for more than 70 million Social Security beneficiaries – most of them senior citizens – would be a meager 1.7 percent. The announcement marks the third consecutive year in which the increase was less than 2 percent.
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10/17/14 ALBANY – As concerns grow locally and across the country about our national response to confirmed cases of the Ebola virus, Congressman Tonko released the following statement:
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10/02/14 SCHENECTADY – Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) will kick off a week of events to promote the local manufacturing sector Friday at Schenectady City Hall. Additional events geared toward reshoring and boosting American manufacturing jobs will be held throughout the week until Thursday, October 9th.
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