Congressman-elect Tonko heard from these leaders their concerns regarding key issues, including Jewish day school funding; the security of Israel; energy conservation and production; civil rights and religious freedom; and in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, the need to protect vulnerable targets and communities from terrorism.
Congressman-elect Tonko fills the seat of retiring ten-term Congressman Michael McNulty, who chose not to run for re-election after twenty years of service in Congress.
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