WUSA9: DC Senate will now pay interns, thanks to DC advocacy group
2006, 2018

WUSA9: DC Senate will now pay interns, thanks to DC advocacy group

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 allow Senate offices to allocate an estimated $50,000 for internship compensation, with $5 million in total allocated in the Fiscal Year 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations Read

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WAMU: The Senate Will Now Pay Interns: Why It Matters (Podcast)
2006, 2018

WAMU: The Senate Will Now Pay Interns: Why It Matters (Podcast)

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 to pay all interns starting next year, and many other organizations now compensate internships. We take a look at how the intern’s role has evolved

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Washington Monthly: Congress Might Finally Start Paying Its Interns
2006, 2018

Washington Monthly: Congress Might Finally Start Paying Its Interns

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 nowhere, and Republicans are sitting idly by as Trump ignites a global trade war. The GOP knows its agenda is unpopular, so it has all but

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