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Low pay for congressional staff sometimes shuts out many people of color and people who don't come from privileged backgrounds.

Low pay for congressional staff sometimes shuts out many people of color and people who don't come from privileged backgrounds.

Funding that would pay white house interns. the draft bill would also give interns in the house of representatives a raise. it's all part of the push to diversify the federal government by getting rid of unpaid internships. former capitol hill intern carlos markveda is leading the fight. >> i personally had three unpaid internships in congress, the white house, and the european parliament, so for me it's something that's very personal. and i noticed when it's unpaid, it leaves out a lot of folks, in particular people of color in working class. i also noticed walking down the hallways of congre...

Fight. >> i personally had three unpaid internships in congress, the white house, and the european parliament, so for me it's something that's very personal. and i noticed when it's unpaid, it leaves out a lot of folks, in particular people of color in working class. i noticed as walking down the highways of congress, that the only person that looked like me there was the custodian. >> 2017, fewer than 10% of house members paid their interns. that number is now over 90% and the payoff, potentially huge, helping change the face of american leadership. after all, look at these two former congres...

Last year, internships were gutted in half as COVID-19 forced workplaces to close. Now, a new study reveals how experiential learning has shifted.