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Paul David Tonko is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 20th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has focused on various issues including healthcare, renewable energy, and infrastructure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at addressing climate change and improving public health. Tonko previously served in the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 2007, where he held the position of Assembly Majority Leader from 2005 to 2007.
I thank the gentleman from Queens, State of New York, for the opportunity to share some thoughts here this evening with our leader, Nancy Pelosi, and members of the New York delegation, as we pay tribute to the life of Mario Matthew Cuomo…
``The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the trial shall be at such…
I thank Representative Pocan. It is great to join him in this hour of discussion about the Fast Track method that has been associated with trade negotiations and with fair trade/free trade concepts alike. I represent a district in upstate…
During yesterday's rollcall votes, I was absent because of my attendance at the funeral of Governor Mario M. Cuomo in New York. Had I been present, however, on rollcall No. 1, I would have voted ``present.'' On rollcall No. 2, I would have…
Thank you to the gentlewoman from California for yielding. It is an honor this evening to join in the tribute to two very strong individuals who have represented their districts so very well, Representative Waxman and Representative…
``Thank you'' to the gentleman from New Jersey for the recognition and for leading us in this Special Order that pays tribute to Representative John Dingell. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to stand on the House floor this afternoon to say…
More than 18 months ago, the Senate passed a comprehensive and bipartisan immigration bill that would strengthen neighborhoods across the country, further secure our borders, inject certainty into our economy, boost our STEM and tech…
Absolutely. You talked too about the caregivers, and it is theorized that nearly 60 percent of those caregivers who respond to Alzheimer's patients and those living with dementia are impacted with tremendous emotional stress, and they rate…
Well, thank you, Representative Garamendi, for leading us in a very important discussion during this Special Order. There is no denying that all of us, Members of the House and beyond, if you are to ask individuals out there across this…
I would just like to attach my comments to those you have just closed your statement by. This bankruptcy that is driven by certain catastrophic situations with health care costs are impacting far too many families, and this order of work…
I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 238, noes 172, not voting 24, as follows: [Roll No. 531] AYES--238…
I appreciate the time offered by the gentleman from Kentucky. If experience has taught us anything over the past two decades, it is that the Clean Air Act has been a success. New businesses have started, the economy has grown, and the air…
Thank you very much, Representative Kaptur. Thank you for leading us in this discussion. We are going to be joined in a minute with our representative from Rochester, New York, Representative Louise Slaughter, and she and I, we can…
I was just going to add to that statement, Representative, that there was a GAO study, a report that was called for by Representative George Miller and Representative Sandy Levin. That report clearly indicated that the provisions of these…
As we continue to banter on this importance of trade--of free trade versus fair trade--I can't help but be reminded of the pioneer spirit that has taken this Nation to moments of greatness, where that greatness was written by the American…
The gentlewoman talks about the ownership--the pride of developing community and neighborhood, the investment that the worker made in growing a family, developing a household, building a neighborhood in a strong and powerful and meaningful…
We are also compounding the situation with climate change, a science that oftentimes is ignored.
Yes. And according to EPA, drinking water for over 117 million people comes from public water systems that rely, to some degree, on seasonal streams.
Some may believe that the solution to this drinking water problem is a standard for microcystin, the toxin released by these organisms.
A solution to this problem requires attention both on source water protection, as well as infrastructure in the drinking water treatment facilities.
Excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorous in water sources from agricultural storm water and waste water runoff fuel rapid algal growth.
Our first priority is to protect public health, and if we can't control that on the source side, then drinking water utilities will have no alternative but to increase their treatment capability, and the cost associated with that would be…
I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us today is yet another exercise that explains why the public has such a low opinion of Congress. We have considered this package of bills before. The Senate…
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