The 25 staffers who make Capitol Hill run

The Hill will host a panel discussion with members of Congress discussing staffers’ roles in delivering on the promise of the democratic process.

Days after the House of Representatives approved a measure to put Dreamers on a path to citizenship in 2019 – a measure that had no chance to clear the Senate or to get then-President Trump’s signature – a cloud billowed over a rental house near Capitol Hill.

Behind each elected member of Congress delivering a speech, taking a vote, weighing a policy concern or trying to deliver for their district is a team of staff members helping make it happen.

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