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Emmy Award-Winning, Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter Rachel Platten & Ambassador Crystal Muro to Headline AcceptAbility Gala in Washington DC
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Paul D. Tonko to Receive GLOBAL’s Highest Honor; Award-Winning Journalists Kyra Phillips & John Roberts to Emcee
Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes
The federal government would ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes under a sports betting regulation bill proposed by two northeastern legislators. Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced the bill Thursday. It's designed to address what they say are the harmful effects of the rapid expansion of legal sports betting in the U.S. since 2018.
Congressional Democrats eyeing guardrails on sports betting
"Problem gambling in America has grown into a public health crisis — one that requires a public health approach and solution. My legislation offers that solution,” Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) said in a statement.
‘There’s no limit’: one congressman’s solitary crusade to rein in sports betting
Democrat Paul Tonko is pushing to halt a ‘public health crisis’ from engulfing the country – starting with a nationwide ban on ads
Bipartisan bill aims to improve climate-related mental health services
Sen. Ed Mackey, D-Mass., and Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at mitigating the mental health toll of the climate crisis.