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Hill Climbers: Loving the Committees

By Kristin Coyner
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 21, 2009, Midnight

Reputation can go a long way on the Hill, but so can a Member’s committee assignments. Two staffers in the office of Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) said it was those things — reputation and committee assignments — that attracted them to work for Matsui.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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