The Troy Record reports that Rep. Paul Tonko recently announced $20,403,104 in new federal funding for transit agencies in the Capital Region. The money comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and by Congressional passage of the FY 2023 omnibus spending bill, which Tonko voted for. Tonko said, “Every day in our Capital Region, public transit connects thousands of hardworking people to their jobs, their schools, their hospitals, and their communities as a whole.” The Democrat represents Albany County and much of the rest of the Capital Region in the 20th Congressional District. Read more about this story in the Troy Record.