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Secrets from a Hill Staffer: Do I Need a Lobbyist?
It's not necessary to spend years on Capitol Hill to know that the word "lobbyist" carries a negative connotation. And as a social worker...
Kristen Torres
6 days ago1 min read
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Governors in Red and Blue States Should be Concerned with Congressional Plans to GUT Medicaid
Time is ticking as Congress has just 31 days to come together on a spending bill that will fund the Federal Government. Last week I met...
Kristen Torres
Feb 112 min read
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What We Know about the Trump Administration's "Freeze" on Federal Grant Funding
UPDATE: On  Tuesday January 28th, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan ordered an administrative stay . The administrative stay, prompted...
Kristen Torres
Jan 282 min read
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Immigration Policy to Take Center Stage in 2025
Having almost ten years of experience in federal immigration policy, predicting the extent of changes to our current immigration system...
Kristen Torres
Dec 2, 20243 min read
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What is Community Project Funding?
In 2021, Congress resurrected a process previously known as earmarks, or funds set aside for a particular program or project. Referred to...
Kristen Torres
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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Secrets from a Hill Staffer: Your Best Advocacy Foot Forward
With experience in both roles as a hill staffer and an advocate for federal policy reforms, I can attest that there are common (and...
Kristen Torres
Aug 16, 20242 min read
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CHILD WELFARE UPDATE: House Ways and Means Committee & White House Convening
House Ways and Means Committee, Title IV-B Reauthorization Package On July 24, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced two pieces of...
Kristen Torres
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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Secrets From a Hill Staffer: Bipartisan Negotiations
Tips for reaching across the aisle
Kristen Torres
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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