Paul Tonko: “Safe drinking water should be an absolute right for everyone.”

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition, strong opposition, to this resolution. For the past 5 weeks, Elon Musk and congressional Republicans have been running around calling any Federal spending debt they…

Mr. Tonko's bill would create a new program specifically for what it defines as the New York-New Jersey Watershed.

I am proud to represent New York's Capital Region, a community and economy that is inextricably linked to the historic Hudson and Mohawk Rivers that flow nearby.

The bill balances the need for data center development without pushing those costs onto consumers.