New House member orientation features significant shifts – By Katherine Tully-McManus (Roll Call) / Nov 12 2020
Face masks, paid transition staffers, new location all on tap
The freshly elected newcomers of the House descend Thursday on Washington for the start of the new member orientation. But this time, they face the challenge of meeting future colleagues from behind masks, one of many changes that makes the biennial event much different from previous years.
Electoral winners from around the country will come together for lunches, tours and briefings, mixing and mingling for the first time. Orientation marks the first real taste of life as a member of Congress — from interacting with the Capitol Hill press corps to forging relationships with new colleagues. That much doesn’t represent much of a change.
Much more significant? Paid staffers to ease the transition to Congress.
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