Taxpayer dollars should not be used as a reward for contractor executives, especially when other segments of society are hurting. — Paul Tonko Copy Share Image
As the U.S. did during the Space Race, we must invest in our businesses and intellect to ensure America leads the clean energy economy… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Surely there are common-sense reforms that we should, and must, take in order to keep our children and our communities safe. I take these… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage,… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Let's restore sanity and fairness to the tax cut conversation. We simply cannot afford to hand over the bank vault to our nation's millionaires… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
As Americans, we have traditionally been the optimists sporting the 'can-do' attitude. But when it comes to addressing climate adaptation and resiliency, we seem… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Americans are falling out of the middle class, not into it. And they deserve relief. I absolute support extending the Bush tax cuts for… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
When a part of our nation gets knocked down, we come together to help pick it up again. No questions asked. That's the American… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Many climate change deniers would have you believe that addressing climate change is all pain and no gain. This is simply not true. We… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Government spending clearly needs some adjusting. But a budget is a statement of our priorities, and balancing our spending on the backs of our… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
Taxpayer dollars should not be used as a reward for contractor executives, especially when other segments of society are hurting. — Paul Tonko Copy Share
We cannot get serious about helping the private sector create quality jobs without focusing first on the main drivers of our economy - the… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
We must reign in overspending by ridding government of outmoded programs, making Big Oil pay their fair share, repealing massive tax breaks for corporations… — Paul Tonko Copy Share
On Medicare, I would suggest ridding the system of fraud and bulk purchasing of prescription drugs, to begin with. — Paul Tonko Copy Share
