Invest in the workforce, pay living wages, and ensure access to skill development programs.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

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Occurrences

To live up to the American promise, we must invest in our workforce, pay living wages at all levels, and ensure access to skill development programs.

Commits to workforce investment, living wages, and training access.

Issues
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Evidence

Congress.gov lists Rep. Paul Tonko as one of the cosponsors of H.R.2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, introduced on 2025-04-08. The bill sought increases in the federal minimum wage, but the page shows it did not become law and is still at the introduced stage.

Tonko backed a concrete federal minimum-wage bill, but it failed to advance to enactment.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The official Senate press release says Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. Paul Tonko announced the bipartisan Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015 to address the skills gap and enhance job training, including a $5,000 tax credit for employers using apprenticeship programs.

Tonko publicly advanced legislation aimed at job training and apprenticeships.

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Tonko Announce New Legislation to Address Skills Gap, Enhance Job Training with Apprenticeship Programs
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Tonko's House office said NY CREATES received $4,697,075 to expand the Capital Region semiconductor workforce through training and educational opportunities, tying the award to federal investments in the CHIPS & Science Act.

Tonko helped deliver federal workforce-training funding, showing concrete support for skills development.

partial same_term

Tonko Cheers $4.6 Million Award to NY CREATES to Expand Semiconductor Workforce | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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In House remarks, Tonko described the need for worker training, worker retraining, apprenticeship programs, and skills development as part of the Build Back Better agenda.

Tonko repeatedly advocated for workforce training and skills development on the House floor.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Tonko materially advanced parts of the promise during his federal House service: he supported workforce and skills-development policy, announced apprenticeship/job-training legislation, and helped secure federal semiconductor workforce-training funding for NY CREATES. However, the living-wage component was not delivered: his cosponsorship of the 2025 Raise the Wage Act was a serious federal legislative attempt, but the bill remained introduced and did not become law. Because there was concrete same-term progress on workforce investment and skills access but not full fulfillment of the wage promise, partial credit is appropriate.

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partial same_term A for effort

Tonko took concrete action on multiple parts of the promise, including supporting workforce-training and apprenticeship legislation and helping announce federal funding for semiconductor workforce training in New York. However, the living-wage component was not delivered: his cosponsorship of the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 was a serious legislative effort, but the bill remained at the introduced stage and did not become law. Because meaningful skill-development investment occurred but the full promised outcome was not achieved, the best adjudication is partial delivery in the same term, with an effort badge for the failed wage effort.

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