{"id":5471,"date":"2024-11-04T10:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=5471"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:41:03","slug":"how-one-congressional-staffer-made-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/how-one-congressional-staffer-made-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"How one congressional staffer made a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"466\" data-attachment-id=\"5472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/how-one-congressional-staffer-made-a-difference\/weissman-from-congo-to-capitol-hill\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"302,466\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Weissman From Congo to Capitol Hill\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill-194x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill.jpg 302w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Weissman-From-Congo-to-Capitol-Hill-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not easy being a staffer on Capitol Hill. No, the work is not road paving or ditch digging\u2014but it comes with plenty of stress.\u00a0A staff position is anything but secure. Unlike a civil servant, a congressional staffer is an at-will employee whether he is employed in a legislator\u2019s office or by a committee. Staff can be fired on a whim or swept from office by an election&#8230;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingcongress.org\/2024\/11\/04\/how-one-congressional-staffer-made-a-difference\/\">Read more<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is not easy being a staffer on Capitol Hill. No, the work is not road paving or ditch digging\u2014but it comes with plenty of stress.\u00a0A staff position is anything but secure. Unlike a civil servant, a congressional staffer is an at-will employee whether he is employed in a legislator\u2019s office or by a committee. 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