Paul Tonko: “Cleaning our air is not always easy, but the benefits far outweigh the costs.”

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

They say, ‘Well, she’s the future of the party.’ I say, ‘She’s the today of the party,’

I believe that leaves the individual of focus this evening, the chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers).

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.