Thursday, 02 February 2023 14:44

Saratoga County Representative Tonko Re-selected to Lead Environment Committee

SARATOGA COUNTY — Congressman Paul Tonko, who represents all of Saratoga County in the 20th Congressional District, has again been selected to serve on key House subcommittees focused on energy and environmental issues. 

Anchored by his role as Ranking Member of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Minerals, Tonko will also serve on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, and Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations. 

“Last Congress, we came together to advance once-in-a-lifetime climate legislation that will ignite our global leadership in clean energy, create good paying jobs, and tackle the growing threat of climate change,” Tonko said, in a statement. “I was proud to help lead this charge during my time as Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Our work to build a stronger, more resilient, and more prosperous clean energy economy is far from over, and I am eager 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.”

Formerly titled the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Minerals 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.

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