Paul Tonko: “I believe, in the richest country on Earth, health care should be a guaranteed right for all, full stop.”

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this Congressional Review Act resolution. The three CRA resolutions being considered today target Clean Air Act Federal preemption waivers that…

I am reminded that ICE has been re-detaining children who were previously approved to stay with family members. It seems as though cruel has to be the additive to all of these actions. It is not enough to take that first step and then…

I rise today to urge all of us to demand mental health parity enforcement in honor of a young man that I once represented, Timothy O'Clair. I first met Timothy when I served in the State Assembly in New York. Timothy played Little League…

Mr. Speaker, this bill is the latest in a long line of cruel and calculated Republican actions to erase and endanger LGBTQ+ people, especially trans youth, by using fear as a political weapon. Let's be clear. Kids trying to live…