New lawmakers pressure Congress to treat staff, interns better to bring more diversity to Capitol Hill - News Summed Up

New lawmakers pressure Congress to treat staff, interns better to bring more diversity to Capitol Hill


Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she will pay interns more than the minimum wage. The money is already available to Senate offices and will become available to House offices next year. Pay Our Interns listed each member of Congress and whether they paid interns in a report last year. — who has already declared his candidacy for president — does not pay interns, according to the 2017 report from Pay Our Interns. Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) also do not pay interns, according to the report.


Source: Washington Post December 09, 2018 00:35 UTC



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