Paul Tonko

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Sure. Absolutely. Representative Garamendi, thank you for bringing us together for an hour of thoughtful discussion, dialogue that needs to be exchanged here on the House floor so as to promote what I believe is a very progressive agenda…

Sure. Absolutely. I think beyond the innovation and the ideas that translate into jobs, research equaling jobs, there are these benefits of connecting us as a Nation. We are a large Nation geographically, and the interconnecting that can…

Yes. Well, there was concern expressed on that train that the transportation bill advanced in this House falls grossly short of what's needed. And, you know, when you look at the many sectors of the infrastructure community, it's not just…

Let me just mention this. Last night, I spoke before the ERC, the research center at RPI, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They are well regarded for their development of scientists and technology experts and the engineers of the future…

So it's not like one person or one institutional network working in a vacuum but, rather, a partnership that is fostered by this budget process, by the thinking here of the administration working with Congress. Let's develop those…

Representative Garamendi, if you will just yield on one point, what I believe is also important with the community college investment is the stated purpose of creating partnerships with the private sector.

I think before we leave this talk of manufacturing growth, both of you gentlemen held up tremendous charts that tell the story. What I think is interesting is, when you overlay those two charts with the deficit--the trade deficit and the…

It's a valid point. Where was that linear, where was that outreach, that extension into all of America with the good products we developed that would serve this Nation well? So what we're talking about now is bringing back some programs…

Representative Garamendi, thank you for that lead-in. Certainly Representative Altmire talked about the need for us to invest in manufacturing, when you look at that precipitous drop, losing the many millions of manufacturing jobs, perhaps…

We are not rich, but as Americans, we are willing to give back to the country that has given so much to us.

for what has been deemed a tax-and-spend presidency, it seems to me that President Obama is cutting taxes more and increasing spending less as a share of GDP than many of our great Republican leaders

It seems to be the one that I know the best. But what I see happening there is, again, a great intellect being poured into design and the concepts of advanced batteries. Not only can these batteries move heavy freight, heavy equipment…

Representative Garamendi, would you yield to a point? I believe I saw earlier a chart that you had on manufacturing jobs. Could you just put that one up on the easel over that pattern there and point to the '97 to 2009 curve? And it's a…

Just on the grid thing, I would like to make a comment because sometimes it's like we're challenged so that we can walk away from the challenge of the moment, and it's not the best thing for us. In 2003, this Nation witnessed the blackout…

Representative Garamendi, as you toss out pieces of the puzzle there, it conjures up all sorts of responses that I think we need to provide and share. You talk about the intermittent nature of renewables. The sun not shining at night, the…

Absolutely. I think my response to some of those changes that you just shared is that it creates this sea change. It creates the U-turn in the road, if you will, and it gets everyone's attention. People understand that. Now we're operating…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 187, noes 238, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 40] AYES--187 Ackerman Altmire Andrews Baca Baldwin Bass (CA) Becerra…

Right. Well, what I hear here is that an election outcome is more important than the outcome for the American worker. And when political party benefit trumps the American worker or trumps America's manufacturing base and trumps hope into…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new title: TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE; ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION SEC…

Were those regulations the same regulations we wanted to take away from Wall Street?

Representative Garamendi, thank you for bringing us together in a manner that allows us to look closely at the American economy, the American Dream, and the decline of manufacturing, which represents a serious concern for workers across…

I agree that those are great incentives. If we can provide for employment-linked investments in R&D, in tax credits, that's a feather in the cap; that is a catalyst that draws a great response, a great reaction. Your indications here of…

Oh, I think it's Paul Tonko. But I use that as an example because in order for Kintz Plastics to compete effectively in a global market, they needed to move to an automated portion of their assembly operations. They worked with the local…

Sure. Before my involvement here in the House of Representatives, I served as president and CEO of NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. And it was there that I got to see policy put into action. I had…