Archive for June 24, 2021
STAFF NEWS: House Appropriators Include Big Increase in Member’s Office Budgets
House Appropriators are including in their version of the 2022 legislative branch funding bill a substantial increase in the Members Representation Allowance (MRA), the account from which personal and committee staffers are paid. The draft bill boosts the MRA by $134 million, to a total of $774 million. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Ben DeMarzo moves up from his slot as Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to Chief of Staff for Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL). Ben’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) was earned at Rutgers University, as was his BA in Political Science and Government. Rep. Mike Johnson…
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