Posts by HillFaith Staff
HILL 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…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(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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HILL STAFF VIEWS: 50-Year Mortgage Idea DOA With Hill Staffers
(QUICK READ) — With an average age of 27 among the 12,ooo+ congressional aides working on Capitol Hill, their assessment of the utility or advisability of the 50-year mortgage proposal floated recently by President Donald Trump is worth noting. The average of the first-time buyer these days is 40 years, up significantly from the days…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM HENRY KANE takes the big step up from Legislative Assistant to Legislative Director for Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.). Henry has also worked for Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.). He received his BA in History, Political Science and Pre-law from the University of North Carolina in 2021. LENA JACOBS moves…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Staffers View Democrats as Biggest Shutdown Losers
(QUICK READ) — Fully 48 percent of congressional aides responding to the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they believe Democrats on Capitol Hill suffered the most political damage from the record-breaking government shutdown that started October 1 and only ended 43 days later. Republicans were hit the hardest politically, according to 30 percent of…
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