This Congress is the most diverse ever. But Hill staffers remain overwhelmingly white. POLITICO 2/23/2021 By Maya King © Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images Congressional staffers eat by the reflecting pool during the 36th annual Capitol Hill ice cream party June 6, 2018 in Washington, D.C.
Last month, when Michael J. Brewer became one of 10 communications directors of color out of roughly 100 in the U.S. Senate, he took it as a small sign of progress.
Brewer, who runs communications for Democrat Raphael Warnock, Georgia’s first Black senator, knows most of his work for the freshman lawmaker will be done behind the curtain. Still, he’s acutely aware of the importance of his presence: He is currently one of just two Black communications directors in the Senate and the only Black man to hold the role.
This Congress is the most diverse ever But Hill staffers remain overwhelmingly white
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Congressional panel announces guest limits at Biden inauguration Morgan Chalfant © Getty Images Congressional panel announces guest limits at Biden inauguration
The congressional committee overseeing plans for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration said Wednesday that it would significantly limit the number of guests who can attend the ceremony next month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) said invitations would be limited to each member of Congress and one guest, meaning that 1,070 invitations will be given to members of Congress.
Absent the pandemic, the committee would have distributed 200,000 tickets for the ceremony and given members of Congress ticket bundles for constituents. The committee said it would distribute commemorative ticket bundles and programs to congressional offices following the event.