Paul Tonko

Our watershed must be considered among our nation's most significant waterbodies and receive the same federal support.

We are in the middle of a major climate crisis.

Thank you, Mr. Rouzer.

If we do not, sea level rise is expected to impact 9,000 acres of riverfront lands this century in the Hudson Valley alone.

I respectfully urge the Committee to incorporate floating solar energy in this year's WRDA reauthorization.

Thank you so much. Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, thank you for the strength that you've brought this Committee.

It was chilly and windy, so it felt even chillier than it was. But what was so important to recognize and to consume was that what you had here was a President who is in the likes of Abraham Lincoln, who built an intercontinental rail…

I thank the gentleman for leading us in this discussion this evening. So what does the infrastructure bill mean to my district, mean to me? I think it is sharpening our competitive edge. And when you are out there functioning in a global…

Oh my gosh, this is generational. We haven't seen this kind of investment in ages. So when we look back at that interstate railroad system, we look back at the park system, we look back at the interstate issues, these are infrastructure…

Well, of course, we are modernizing our ports. We are modernizing our roads and bridges. We are making certain that we have a state-of-the-art grid for electricity sake so that as you integrate renewables, and integrate distributed…

No matter what political label you have at the end of the day, we are all going to prosper. When you see these headlines across the country, ``billions coming to X State,'' and then the sidebar discussion: Entire delegation voted ``no.''…

This bill is definitely going to address the supply-chain concern. The pandemic was so instructive--supply chain, technology, reliance on technology--making certain we learn these lessons; take them to mind, take them to heart, and…

Worker training, worker retraining, apprenticeship programs, skills development, childcare, so that families can comfortably go to work and know that their children are in good stead. We have many households that are headed by…

I will also cite the fact that some of the greatest looking institutional buildings in our districts are from the FDR era: libraries that speak significantly to the cityscapes, institutional settings, schools that really laid out an image…

Absolutely. And as we invest in rail, we increase ridership if you are getting from A to B in a quicker time period than you would if you were traveling by car. It makes common sense and economic sense. From rail to broadband--I have…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright), and thank him for leading us in tonight's discussion on both physical and human infrastructure. Let me start by extending my comments toward the child tax credit that you made…

Representative Cartwright mentioned, Madam Speaker, the strength of manufacturing and growing our manufacturing jobs. The pandemic alerted us to a supply chain crisis. The Build Back Better Act speaks to addressing the shortages that we…

Yes. Not a civil engineer, but mechanical and industrial. But those engineers are powerful because they make the world spin. And that whole feat, today, if you were to visit the Erie Canal and see the lochs that were developed at a time…

I support EPA's April decision to likely deny future LVE requests, and I hope EPA will take additional steps to appropriately restrict new PFAS in the future.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank Congressman Levin for arranging this evening's special order. Today we honor the remarkable life of Richard Trumka, a person who poured his entire heart and voice and passion into what is right…

We need to embrace new technology, and we have the know-how on the technology, and it is today cheaper than the alternative.

As Puerto Rican communities recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, Puerto Ricans need reliable and affordable electricity, more than ever.

I am worried about the impact that has on the mental health of international students and scholars working and studying here in the U.S.

The U.S. Government relies on a robust federally funded research enterprise to inform our most important decisions.

If we cannot attract that kind of talent, or if students and scientists don't feel comfortable engaging with their international colleagues, the U.S. leadership in science and innovation will indeed suffer.