by POI Administrator | Dec 3, 2018 | In the News
Update 3:55pm CT, Dec. 3: A spokesman for Senator Schumer’s office told the Daily Dot that the post was made in error and that “eligible” interns for Schumer will receive stipends in January. The original story appears below. Senate Minority...
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...
by POI Administrator | Jun 20, 2018 | In the News
On Capitol Hill, interns are actually paying to work for free. Now, that’s going to change for Senate interns. A new Senate internship fund was approved on Thursday, bringing some relief to a hot topic on Capitol Hill: unpaid internships. The new funding will...
by POI Administrator | Jun 20, 2018 | In the News
Interning in Washington is a rite of passage for many young people seeking experience and a path to future jobs. It was typically an unpaid role, including on Capitol Hill, but lawsuits and pressure have shifted the culture on internships. The U.S. Senate just voted...
by POI Administrator | Jun 20, 2018 | In the News
A Senate vote last week was a major step toward opening Hill internships to non-rich kids. Coverage by Saahil Desai The list of issues that Congress keeps refusing to address is snowballing out of control—bills to protect the Dreamers languish, gun control has gone...
