Posts by HillFaith Staff
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: de Tocqueville on the Source of America’s Greatness
(ONE-MINUTE READ) — Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political philosopher of the early 19th century who came to America, observed our society, and then penned the classic work of sociology and political analysis, Democracy in America. For many decades, de Tocqueville was among the most frequently quoted analysts of what makes the American experiment…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Can You Guess How Aides View Biden Pardon?
When President Joe Biden granted his son Hunter a wide-ranging pardon, reactions tended to fall into either of two camps, with the first being the Chief Executive was acting as any loving father would and the second summarized with the question “what did you expect?” Think congressional staffers are different? The responses when CNCT Capitol…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) — NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: BRIAN WEMPLE makes the move up from Professional Staff Member to Counsel for the House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee, working for Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.). Brian earned his law degree this year from the Catholic University of America Law School, his M.A.…
Read MoreJesus’ Nativity Scene is Coming to Capitol Hill Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thursday, December 5 will see something quite unusual happening on Capitol Hill. If you’ve been working on the Hill for a long time, you may have seen it before, but if not, it may come as a bit of pleasant surprise when you do see it. Beginning at 11:00 am at the Faith &…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Congressional Aides Nearly Unanimous Feds Should Regulate AI
(TWO-MINUTE READ) — Getting nearly everybody to agree on anything has been all but impossible recently on the floor of Congress and the same is true of the 12,000+ congressional aides who do most of the daily work of the legislative process. So it’s news when 86 percent of all responding staffers agree that the…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) — NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: JAY BARGHAVA is the new Communications Director for Democrats on the House Budget Committee, working for Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.). Jay is returning to the Hill after spending more than a year at Powell Tate as Vice-President. He is a 2016 graduate of George Washington University with…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) — COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: SEAN TERREY moves into the Staff Assistant position working for Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.). Sean comes to the Dean office following a stint at Nomura Holding America Inc. where he was an Analyst. But the new slot is also a return as Sean originally served as an Intern in…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘Jesus Paid It All’ by Tori Kelly
1 I hear the Savior say, “Thy strength indeed is small, Child of weakness, watch and pray, Find in Me thine all in all.” Refrain: Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow. 2 Lord, now indeed I find Thy pow’r and…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Congressional Staffers Are Thumbs Down on Facebook AI
News that Meta employees Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create content on Facebook gets a heavily negative response among congressional aides, according to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey. Among Democrats, 71 percent turned thumbs down on the idea, while 61 percent of the Republican staffers did so. Among results by position, Communications Staffers had the…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: ISABELLA COSLICK takes over as Deputy Scheduler for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). Prior to this promotion, Isabella served as a Staff Assistant. She is a 2023 BA graduate from the University of Southern California in Philosophy, Politics and Law. DOM BUEHLER makes the jump from Research Assistant to Press Assistant in the…
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