Paul Tonko: “It is important that we are holding this hearing and I thank you for doing that.”

I rise today to honor the exceptional service of Mayor Kathy Sheehan as she prepares to retire at the end of this year after three impactful terms leading the city of Albany. Since taking office as Albany's 75th and first female mayor…

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…

I was using that to set in context my comments because, again, waste addressed in an efficiency exercise is important, but ironically, today, we are finally on the House floor talking about an EPA rule that reduces actual, literal waste…

Mr. Speaker, one of the very first bills I ever voted on as a Representative in Congress was passing the Affordable Care Act and bringing historic access to healthcare to millions. That action reflects what Congress should be all about…