03/12/14 WASHINGTON – Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) took action this afternoon to force an up-or-down vote on key legislation that would extend emergency unemployment benefits for more than 2 million Americans and 200,000 veterans. Tonko signed a discharge petition to bring to a vote the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3546), which extends these benefits for long term unemployed Americans.
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03/10/14 WASHINGTON- As Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Horse Caucus, Congressmen Andy Barr (R-KY) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) hosted the first meeting of the Caucus on March 5, 2014.
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03/07/14 ALBANY – Today, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) joined millions of Americans in marking the annual celebration of March as Women's History Month – a commemoration that has occurred in America since 1987.
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03/05/14 WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) voted in favor of H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which provides a number of provisions to address skyrocketing rates for flood insurance policyholders in New York's Capital Region. The legislation passed the House floor by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 306-91. Similar legislation passed the U.S. Senate in January by a vote of 67-32, and the two bills now must be reconciled before going to the President's desk to be signed into law.
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