That’s why I also support free skills training and vocational schools.
I will support free skills training and vocational schools.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Thanedar introduced the Environmental Health Workforce Act to enforce training protocols and expand student loan forgiveness for environmental public health workers, with the stated goal of boosting workforce capacity.
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Congress.gov records Roll Call Vote 146 on H.R.1642 as passed, 396-5, on June 3, 2025; Shri Thanedar is listed as voting Yea.
Assessments
Thanedar has taken federal office actions aligned with skills training and vocational education, including sponsoring a targeted workforce-training bill and voting for a career-and-technical-education measure. However, the evidence does not show enactment or broad implementation of free skills training or free vocational schools, and the cited actions are narrower than the promised outcome. This merits partial credit for support and effort during his current House term, not full delivery.