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Leaders in the House are raising the alarm that the sluggish growth of staffer pay makes recruiting and retaining talented staff difficult and are urging appropriators to include a 20 percent increase for office budgets for fiscal 2022.”
“….Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer and Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries wrote to Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro and Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Ryan advocating for the boost to the Members’ Representational Allowance in the upcoming Legislative Branch spending bill.”
“‘Many have been serving as Congressional staff for years out of a deep sense of duty, choosing not to pursue or accept competitive offers from the private sector in order to remain in public service,’ wrote Hoyer and Jeffries. ‘
10 Things in Politics: Hill staffers burned out after hellish year
10 Things in Politics, your weekday look at the biggest stories in DC and beyond.
Here s what we re talking about today:
1. AN ALARMING TREND ON THE HILL: Even in normal times, working on Capitol Hill is no walk in the park. But the most devastating pandemic in a century and the worst attack on the Capitol since 1814 has taken a toll on the unsung staffers that make Congress run. Experts and staffers worry that exhaustion and trauma from an unprecedented year are pushing qualified people out the door accelerating a preexisting brain drain.