Tonko Reselected to Lead Environment Subcommittee

WASHINGTON, DC-Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced today that he has been reselected to serve as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment. Tonko will also serve on the Subcommittee on Energy, and Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations.

These appointments position Tonko, one of just a handful of engineers in Congress, to continue leading Congressional efforts to build national climate action, invest in drinking water infrastructure, and promote science-based environmental policies that protect public health while growing the economy.

"We know all too well the threats that face us should we fail to boldly and meaningfully act on climate, as we are seeing with the devastating and deadly wildfires sweeping though LA," Congressman Tonko said. "In the 117th Congress, we passed once-in-a-lifetime legislation that is helping to turn the tide of climate change while igniting U.S. global leadership in clean energy and creating good paying jobs. With so much at stake, we cannot allow climate-deniers to claw back this historic progress. I stand ready to get to work building solutions that protect our environment, public health and communities, and that ensure a brighter future for generations of Americans to come."

Titled the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials last Congress, the Environment Subcommittee has jurisdiction over many of the nation's most important environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. It played a crucial role in developing and enacting provisions affecting the Environmental Protect Agency in the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Tonko previously served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee during the 116th and 117th, and as Ranking Member during the 113th, 114th, 115th, and, most recently, the 118th Congresses.