Paul Tonko: “We desperately need the federal government to step in and help residents, families, and local governments mitigate the…”

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…

We know the human cost of inaction. To be precise, last year it was 109,680 lives we lost. Is that a cost we are willing to bear? With that in mind, our work is not done, and I hope we can find the will to truly meet the moment. This…

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

It is imperative that no matter what Administration is in the White House and no matter who is at the helm of our Federal agencies, scientific research can be relied upon as a safe launch to deepen our exciting opportunities in this age of…