Paul Tonko

All I can promise is my best effort working directly with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get there.

Instead of blocking the States from responding to public concerns about chemicals, I believe we should address the real problem of inadequate authorities from your Agency.

I come before you first to advocate for the thousands of veterans who served at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

I thank the chair and ranking member of our Budget Committee for the opportunity to share some thoughts. Mixed messaging--it really grips the American public. Washington Republicans are presenting their budget and proclaiming that we are…

I rise this evening in recognition of the accomplishments of the painters that are so prominent that are part of the Hudson River School of painting, and I do want to thank our colleague, Representative Engel, the gentleman from New York…

I think we should be real with the American public. We either stand for spending or we don't. We want to address the debt and deficit or we don't. We believe in investment, as the Democratic minority in this House believes, that will grow…

I rise this evening to recognize the Scotia- Glenville High School boys' basketball team for winning the New York State class A high school State championship on its way to becoming New York State federation cup champions. These young men…

drinking water infrastructure is essential to our public health, and the need is acute.

EPA's most recent survey of drinking water infrastructure needs released in June showed $384 billion worth in drinking water infrastructure repairs needed over the next 20 years.

Technical assistance and tools are only part of the solution.

I rise this evening to recognize a very special 7-year-old. He is none other than Matthew Rumenapp of Wynantskill, New York. Matty is one of two Winning Kids who have been designated and selected by the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern…

Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act is a very important task.

I would be concerned about any proposal that wiped out those protections.

Effective regulation will depend on strong science. Yes, this draft limits EPA's access to existing information and the Agency's ability to require testing.

I am concerned about the costs and the delays that go along with litigation.

TSCA reform is about protecting human health and the environment from dangerous chemicals by systematically assessing and managing chemical risks in this country.

EPA needs more information and stronger testing authority.

We need TSCA reform because of the public's systematic exposures to industrial chemicals without sufficient safeguards to protect public health.

I rise this evening to recognize Michael C. Hoffman of Saratoga Springs for receiving the prestigious Flame of Hope Award from the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York. This award highlights Mike's outstanding dedication and…

Thank you Representative Garamendi, and thank you for introducing on this House Floor some of the concepts that have been presented by the President in his budget presentation to Congress. Certainly, I have been waiting with great…

Representative Garamendi, just in closing, I would state that three very important underpinnings to a modern economy--a transitioning economy, one that drives innovation--would be the investments in research, the investments in…

We are in a global competition, a global race on clean energy and innovation. In our efforts to win this race and ensure our place as the kingpin of the global economy for decades to come, we must support a secure, all-of-the-above…

House Republicans have talked incessantly about the administration's supposed war on coal. This simply doesn't square with reality.

We should not create more barriers with a new law that will take another 40 years to improve.

Reform of this legislation is long overdue.