by POI Administrator | Sep 27, 2018 | In the News
Carlos Mark Vera’s non-profit, Pay Our Interns, hit one of its major policy goals before its second birthday. DC is populated in part by a rotating cast of interns, blazer-outfitted, ambitious, and all too often, unpaid. For Congressional interns, that changed...
by POI Administrator | Sep 14, 2018 | In the News
The House approved a spending bill on Thursday that set aside nearly $14 million for intern pay. Congress gave final approval a $147 billion spending package on Thursday that included a budget to pay House and Senate interns, opening up opportunities for students...
by POI Administrator | Sep 14, 2018 | In the News
The House of Representatives Sept. 13 cleared the final hurdle for President Donald Trump’s signature on an appropriations package that includes a provision for congressional intern pay. Read More
by POI Administrator | Sep 10, 2018 | In the News
On Wednesday, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee allocated $8.8 million to pay its interns in a 2019 spending package. The decision follows just a few months after the Senate Appropriations Committee included $5 million for intern pay in the legislative branch...