New York State’s third largest political organization cites Tonko’s record of leadership and results
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Paul Tonko for Congress
Published: 12:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Even after a long career in politics, Paul Tonko still has a way of thinking and speaking like the engineer that he once was. It comes in handy this year as he campaigns for re-election to represent the 21st Congressional District. He points to the incremental yet significant progress away from economic collapse that's been made during the past two years, even if President Obama and other Democrats have been unable to fully articulate its virtues.
There's the economic stimulus that Congress passed, for instance. Costly as it was, at some $787 billion, it's meant that some 3.5 million Americans are working today, in jobs that were either created or at least saved by legislation that, in retrospect, didn't go far enough.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from New York (Mr. TONKO) is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, on Monday I had the distinguished honor of hosting President Barack Obama to New York’s 21st Congressional District that I represent when he paid a visit to Hudson Valley Community College in the city of Troy.
I want to extend my sincerest thanks to the President for recognizing that New York’s Capital Region has become a leader in advanced technologies, has the ingredients to lead in the clean energy sector, and, most of all, for delivering a message that was full of inspiration and full of hope for a better future.
