Congressional Corner with Paul Tonko

By Ian Pickus

Published August 29, 2023 at 10:50 AM EDT

The August recess is winding doing.

In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district, speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded August 25th.

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