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HILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Aides Backed Maduro Capture But …
(QUICK READ) — Fully 59 percent of those responding to the recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they support President Donald Trump’s ordering of the daring U.S. military extraction of Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro, but there is a clear partisan split that should be noted. Among GOP congressional aides, support for the extraction was strong…
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(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM KYRA SMITH is the new Press Secretary working for Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). Previously, Kyra was Press Secretary in 2015 for the senator, so this new position marks a return after a long absence. Kyra earned her BA in Political Science in 2012 from the University of Idaho.…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Aides Reject Members’ Potty-Mouth Rhetoric
(QUICK READ) — Potty-mouth senators and representatives speaking on the floor of Congress, news conferences or public speeches are not a hit with the majority of congressional aides, according to the latest Capitol Pulse survey by CNCT. Fifty-six percent of the respondents told Capitol Pulse that cursing in such contexts is “inappropriate,” while 44 percent…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM There is a new Chief of Staff in the office of Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY) and her name is MCKAYLA MULHERN. Mckayla moves up from her previous duties as Senior Advisor to Kennedy. McKayla is a 2015 BA graduate in Political Science from the State University of New…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Congressional Aides Want Fed/State Mix of AI Regs
(QUICK READ) — A strong majority, 57 percent, of congressional aides responding to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey support a reasonable combination of federal and state regulations on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The backing for such a regulatory mix comes at a time President Donald Trump is pushing for a measure excluding all but certain…
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(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM HARADEN BOTTOMLEY comes aboard as Communications Director for Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) following nearly two years with Rep. Shiri Thanedar (D-MI) as Press Assistant and Press Secretary. Haraden, whose hometown is Hanover, Massachusetts, is a 2023 graduate of Boston College with a BS in Economics and Political Science.…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Bipartisan Super-Super Majority Says No on ACA Tax Subsidies Passage
(QUICK READ) — It almost never happens that three-quarters of all congressional aides surveyed agree that a highly controversial measure should or should not be passed by the Senate and House, then sent to the President for signature. So the fact that 93 percent of all aides responding to CNCT Capitol Pulse’s survey said the…
Read MoreMORE HILL STAFF NEWS: Check out CNCT’s ‘Know Your Worth With Salary Insights’
(QUICK READ) — If you’ve worked on the Hill for any length of time, questions have crowded your mind about how your salary compares with those of others doing the same duties and putting in a comparable amount of hours. It wasn’t that long ago that getting salary data on congressional staff positions was tougher…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM GREG BROOKS is the newest face in the staff office of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), taking over duties as House Operations Director. Greg makes the move following tenure as Chief of Staff for Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC). Greg earned his MA in Government in 2024…
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