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More NEWSTonko Announces $183K+ for Capital Region Fire Departments
September 16, 2022ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of more than $183,000 in federal funding for two Capital Region fire departments. In this round of funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, the North Greenbu...
READ MOREabout Tonko Announces $183K+ for Capital Region Fire DepartmentsTonko Questions Experts on Efforts by Big Oil PR Firms to Stifle Climate Action
September 14, 2022WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko joined a subcommittee hearing today on Oversight and Investigations to examine the role of Public Relations (PR) firms in helping fossil fuel companies spread climate disinformation and hinder meaningful clima...
READ MOREabout Tonko Questions Experts on Efforts by Big Oil PR Firms to Stifle Climate ActionTonko Announces $2.9 Million+ in Federal Funds to Strengthen Capital Region Health Programs
September 8, 2022ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced more than $2.9 million in federal funding for six Capital Region programs supporting a wide range of important projects in health research. These grants, administered by the U.S. Department of He...
READ MOREabout Tonko Announces $2.9 Million+ in Federal Funds to Strengthen Capital Region Health ProgramsAbout Paul
Congressman Paul Tonko represents New York’s 20th Congressional District, including the communities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs and Amsterdam. He represents all of Albany and Schenectady Counties and parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties.
He is serving his sixth term, after first being sworn into Congress in 2009.
Paul serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the oldest standing committee in the House, created in December of 1795. He is the first Upstate New York Democratic member to serve on the committee since Leo O'Brien, who resigned the post in October 1966. He was elected by his peers in the 116th Congress to chair the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. He was also selected to continue his service on the Science, Space and Technology Committee, as well as on the Natural Resources Committee.
