Congress · 117th Congress
This was supposed to be a big year for Hill pay. Staffers aren’t holding their breath
It won’t happen without a pressure campaign, some said.
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Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Attica prison rebellion was 50 years ago. This film makes it feel like yesterday
“If we had tried to tell the story without the archival, they would have been great stories. Guys were talking. But the fact that you see it.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Mayor Pete’ looks inside a political marriage
He exited the race without burning any infrastructure, er, bridges, with the eventual nominee and president. That, ahem, paved the way for him to be tapped for his Transportation gig.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
She was bleeding from a stab wound. A congressional staffer intervened
“So, I go out there and I said, ‘What the hell’s going on here?’”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Staffers keep clashing over masks in the Capitol hallways
House of Representatives-controlled space, masks are REQUIRED,” the memo said.
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660,000 white flags and climbing: This artist shows what America’s COVID-19 death toll looks like
“I couldn’t hold his hand, I couldn’t hug him, I couldn’t tell him, ‘Hey, I’m here.’ None of that,” she said. “When he passed away, he was without his family.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
They have a vision for a happier Congress: More golf
“I think the turnout today — even with the rain — just shows that we have a following and people like what we’re doing,” said Myers, who founded the group.
Congress · 117th Congress
Floor staffers were a quiet force on Jan. 6. Now they’re getting an award
Many of them went “well beyond the call of duty to keep the government working” as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in January — and even without their names on paper, they know who they are,
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
The Senate is about to pull some all-nighters. Why?
while Democrats may judge their representatives based on policy positions, Republican voters focus on symbolic ideology more, which may explain why GOP legislators can vote against bills that poll well without
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Trump is coming for him. But Anthony Gonzalez has a quiet plan
. … I don’t enjoy it, but it just doesn’t affect me,” the Ohio Republican said. “I try to make sure I’m best positioned to have success and to win.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Interns ‘literally couch surf’ in DC. But more pay could be on the way
“I had intern colleagues who literally couch surfed because that was the only way they’d be able to take on an opportunity like this,” he said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
More activists should go work for Congress, these staffers say
“I often found myself meeting with congressional staffers on the Hill who either were unfamiliar with the issues I was working on, or at times not receptive to the arguments I was presenting,” says
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
This birder is bringing the binoculars to Congress
“Everybody should have a story about birds,” he said.
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‘I’m a good compartmentalizer’: Susan Wild talks moving on from Capitol riot
“I love having a district I can know every corner of … I think it would be incredibly frustrating to represent 67 counties and barely ever get to some of them,” she says.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Juneteenth is not a federal holiday. These lawmakers are trying again
“I don’t want to ignore him,” she said. “I’m very happy to find out what his concern is.” Jackson Lee sounded ready, though, to move ahead despite Johnson’s objections.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
House Democrats to hold in-person caucus meetings in June after 90 virtual ones
Monahan released guidance last week relaxing mask-wearing and distancing for people who have been vaccinated, allowing them to resume pre-pandemic activities without a mask or staying six feet apart in
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
People are returning to the Capitol, and not everyone’s wearing a mask
And I also think I’d freak people out,” the Connecticut Democrat said. “I just don’t want to make people feel uncomfortable by not wearing a mask because nobody’s sure that I’ve been vaccinated.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
New House chaplain keeps praying through the turmoil
“I felt God’s covering and God’s calling as to my role in that moment to be a spiritual leader,” she said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Racial gap persists among Capitol Hill interns
“I had to get my former high school Spanish teacher’s brother to give me an apartment to live in,” he said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Friend when needed, foe when appropriate’: Congress remembers Alcee Hastings
He mentored me when I first started [in Congress]. He was really an incredible leader for our delegation.”