Rep. Paul Tonko

From a verified voter in Troy, NY

The theft of pianos and artwork from the Kennedy Center

I do not understand why no one in Congress seems to be screaming and yelling about what Trump is doing at the Kennedy Center. Now they're selling off the Steinway pianos? And they're talking about the accessioning the art collection! I don't get it where are you people? This is stealing from the mem

From a constituent in Ballston Spa, NY

I understand that a group of Democratic Congressmembers sent a letter to Markwayne Mullin demanding that DHS end ICE activity near schools. This comes just weeks after ICE agents did two abductions near schools in San Diego, in one case taking BOTH parents of two young children right after school dr

From a verified voter in Ballston Spa, NY

Ban Lead Ammunition on Federal Lands

Ban lead ammunition on federal lands. The science on this is settled: spent lead fragments contaminate the food chain, poisoning scavengers like bald eagles and California condors, and exposing hunters and their families to toxic residue in the meat they eat. Non-toxic alternatives like copper ammun

From a verified voter in Ballston Spa, NY

Reverse the Fish and Wildlife Directive That Guts Endangered Species Protections

Reverse the Fish and Wildlife Service's September 14 directive from Director Brian Nesvik — the one that lets timber companies log forests knowing they'll kill endangered birds, or lets developers build dams knowing they'll wipe out salmon, as long as those animals weren't the "target." This isn't a