Paul D. Tonko

Congressman Paul Tonko's campaign twitter feed. Fighting for jobs & an innovation economy in #NY20. Account run by PT & staff.

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

Of all the awful legacies Trump will leave behind - building a stronger Iran is one of the worst.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Q: If Iran does not abide by the agreement, are you still willing to strike and does it cause a depression?

Trump: I said that I don't want to be Herbert Hoover. Because he was in charge during the Great Depression. And certainly a lot of bad things could happen. That would be one of the things.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the use of a federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters. https://t.co/SEXwxtny7t

[CBS News @CBSNews]

A federal judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it created a centralized database that contains Americans' private information, which she said has since been used by some states to incorrectly remove U.S. citizens from their voter rolls. https://t.co/8duQeohEgs

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

It took at least nine officers, typically charged with preventing trafficking and terrorism, to tell a someone they couldn't take a photo of water.

[CHARLIE COTTON @hicharliecotton]

Woman detained at Reflecting Pool

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

Yikes.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Trump: The order I'm signing directs federal agencies to transition to what is called quantum... crypto graphy. Does anybody know what that is?

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

JD Vance one year ago today:

“I empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern, but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents"

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump is backing away from getting Iran's enriched material: "You could make the case, why even bother? It's not very valuable stuff."

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

An agency that operates with complete impunity loses its legitimacy. We must dismantle ICE and rebuild a humane system. Until then, my colleagues and I will demand strict oversight and absolute transparency. You deserve leaders who look out for your family, not a political agenda

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

A federal budget isn't just a spreadsheet of figures—it's a direct reflection of our core principles and national priorities. Taxpayers trust their elected officials to be responsible managers of public funds, and we owe it to them to invest that money wisely.

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

Imagine how that $210 billion could have transformed American lives if we invested it back into our neighborhoods instead.

[Sheryl Gay Stolberg @SherylNYT]

NEW: Major posts are vacant. Waves of scientists are gone. Ebola looms. How RFK Jr. manages HHS:

“If the C.E.O. lacked deep expertise in the company’s business and the leaders of its most important divisions were missing, investors would revolt."

https://t.co/QTZtLMUmUl

[FactPost @factpostnews]

April 30, 2026: Big Tobacco donates $5 million to Trump's super PAC

May 5, 2026: Trump's FDA loosens restrictions on the marketing and sale of flavored vapes

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

We deserve leaders who build our future, not tear down our democracy. It's shameful and disqualifying for public service that @NassauExec Bruce Blakeman thinks Trump is the "greatest" president of his lifetime. #NYGOV #MAGA #Blakeman #Hochul

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

@GOP candidate for NY Governor says #Trump is "the greatest president in [his] lifetime."

Every Pres since 1955, when Bruce Blakeman was born, has been demonstrably more successful & "greater" than the current dumpster fire of an administration. #NYGOV

https://t.co/9e5MCYsGlP

[Paul D. Tonko @PaulTonko]

Trump treats the office like a piggy bank and personal grievance machine while sending our nation backward in every category.