Capital District Times

Tonko Condemns Partisan Hearing that Ignores Realities of Climate Change

By Capital District Times Report | May 3, 2023

Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials, denounced today’s partisan subcommittee hearing that bemoans the swift action taken by the Biden Administration and Democrats to push forward a clean energy transition and ignores the dire realities for climate change.

Electrification Caucus House Co-Chairs Condemn Debt Ceiling Proposal as Recipe for American Decline

By Capital District Times Report | May 2, 2023

The Co-Chairs of the Electrification Caucus in the House, U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) released the following statement in response to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s attempt to hold hostage the full faith and credit of the United States in exchange for deeply unpopular policies.

Tonko Votes Against Default on America Act

By Capital District Times Report | May 1, 2023

Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted against H.R. 2811, the Default on America Act, legislation that holds the nation’s economy hostage in an attempt roll back transformational climate action, cut Medicare, and more.