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Paul Tonko's Public Statements on Issue: Animals and Wildlife

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for U.S. House (NY) - District 20

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09/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
03/16/2021 Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse "Soring"
05/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
02/06/2020 Congressman Lowenthal Introduces Bill To Protect Federal Lands In Utah As Wilderness
01/28/2020 Congressman Barr Testifies on Horseracing Integrity Act
11/18/2019 House Delegation Introduces Humane Cosmetics Act
03/14/2019 Tonko, Barr Off to the Races with Horseracing Integrity Bill
07/17/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
06/22/2018 Tonko Opening Statement on H.R. 2651: Horseracing Integrity Act
05/16/2018 Russian Investigation
04/23/2018 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Withdraw Swine Slaughter Rule
03/16/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Call for Robust Funding for Endangered Species Protections
04/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
02/14/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Animal Welfare Transparency
04/28/2016 Tonko, Barr Hold Congressional Horse Caucus Hearing
03/19/2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
03/04/2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
10/31/2014 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Efforts to Protect and Restore the Great Lakes
09/30/2014 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Taking Immediate Action to Protect Pollinators
03/28/2014 Letter to Ken Calvert, Chairman and Jim Moran, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, of the Committee on Appropriations - Funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
03/19/2014 Letter to Sally Jewel, Secretary Department of the Interior - Maintain Critical Gray Wolf Protections
03/10/2014 Barr and Tonko Convene Bipartisan Congressional Horse Caucus to Discuss Job Creation, Economic Growth in Horse Industry
02/28/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Honeybee Research Funding
07/09/2013 Letter to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator of the NOAA - State Shark Fin Trade Laws
06/19/2012 Hearing of the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - The Science of How Hunting Assists Species Conservation and Management

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