I almost never post items that aren’t jobs, but I’ve just started a new website that I think you might be interested in. The address is www.polfeeds.com. It provides news from all of the Presidential campaigns and the White House, as well as many Members of Congress. If you’re interested in a particular politician, you can just go to “name.polfeeds.com”, for example, barackobama.polfeeds.com. You can also limit your view to particular types of items. If you want to see only blog posts by House members, you can go to polfeeds.com/house/blog.
For those of you familiar with RSS feeds, the site works by syndicating all of the RSS feeds from these politicians. So, obviously, the site only has news from those Members of Congress who have RSS feeds (all of the Presidential candidates and the White House have feeds).
PolFeeds also allows you to subscribe to these RSS feeds. You can either pick individual RSS feeds to subscribe to or subscribe to an entire group of feeds. Just put “/rss” at the end of any address to subscribe to that group. So, if you wanted all of Speaker Pelosi’s feeds, you can just subscribe to nancypelosi.polfeeds.com/rss. That way, you don’t have to track down every RSS feed she has.
One of the benefits of this site is that many of the RSS feeds provided by Members of Congress are almost impossible to find on their sites. It took hours of searching to find them. Since I’ve already searched for them, you don’t have to.
I hope you enjoy the site. If you try it out and have any problems, suggestions, or if you just like it, let me know in the comments on this post.
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Progressive California Democrat seeks a Staff Assistant. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering phones, sorting mail and faxes, conducting and organizing tours, hiring and supervising interns, drafting constituent correspondence and assisting staff with various projects. California ties and fluency in Spanish are strongly preferred, but not required. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, strong writing ability, and a desire to learn required. Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to ca32jobopening@gmail.com.
Active Democratic Freshman Member in competitive district seeks a Staff Assistant. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering phones, sorting mail and faxes, conducting and organizing tours, managing constituent flag requests, hiring and supervising interns, drafting constituent correspondence and assisting staff with various projects. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, strong writing ability, and a desire to learn required. Florida ties are strongly preferred, but not required. Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to FloridaDem@mail.house.gov or fax to (202) 225-3132 Attn: Staff Assistant Position. NO CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE!
Senator Debbie Stabenow seeks highly motivated and energetic individual for open Legislative Assistant position. Issues will include Banking, Housing, Education, Social Security, Telecom, & Transportation. Responsibilities include managing and completing all legislative work in assigned issue areas, preparing materials for meetings, briefings, and hearings, drafting legislation, advising the Senator on substantive and political information related to legislation, representing the Senator at events and in constituent meetings, and working with Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to strategically accomplish the Senator’s goals. Qualified candidates should be knowledgeable in the issue areas assigned, be well-organized, resourceful, and be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment. Prior Hill experience preferred, but not required. Send resume and cover letter to mary_topolinski AT stabenow.senate.gov or fax to 202-228-0325. No phone calls please.
Active Democratic Freshman Member in competitive district seeks a legislative assistant to cover a variety of issues including appropriations, veterans, science and technology, education, and transportation. Applicants should be able to multi-task and work in a fast paced office. The position will entail answering mail for the assigned issue areas. The ideal candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills and experience with the appropriations process. Prior experience as a legislative assistant is required. Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and three brief writing samples to FloridaDem@mail.house.gov or fax to (202) 225-3132 Attn: Legislative Assistant Position. NO CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE!
Vermont (VT00) Representative Peter Welch seeks a highly motivated Rules Associate/Legislative Assistant to staff him on House Rules Committee and manage a portfolio of legislative issues, including veterans, housing, and financial services. Candidates should be self-starting team players with a track record of creating legislative opportunities for a Member of Congress. Two years of House Legislative Assistant experience strongly preferred. Superb writing, verbal, organizational and analytical skills are a must. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position available in mid-February.
Senior Member of House Democratic Leadership, seeks applicant with a strong interest and background in both technology and politics to work with both Congressional and Leadership Offices. Applicants should have Capitol Hill experience. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, organized, have excellent verbal communication and writing skills and work well in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, including long hours and some late nights. Responsibilities will include: network administration, desktop support, constituent database administration/development, website administration/development. An applicant must meet following qualifications: knowledge of HTML and Web 2.0, experience with some programming, knowledge of computer hardware, in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Vista/XP/Server/Office. Salary commensurate with experience. Cover Letter, Resume and References should be e-mailed to resume.inbox@mail.house.gov.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz seeks Deputy District Director to administer district casework operation and to foster workplace culture of excellence, accountability and teamwork in Rochester, Minnesota district office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assigning casework, assessing and redistributing workload of casework staff, reviewing all outgoing mail related to casework, as well as performing some administrative tasks consistent with office management. In addition to management duties, Deputy District Director will also handle all cases related to veterans and active duty military members. The ideal candidate possesses Minnesota ties, a bachelors degree or higher, management experience, background in social work or related field, understanding of VA and military systems, and familiarity with constituent advocacy. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, exceptional organizational ability, strong detail orientation, and the ability to be available evenings and weekends as necessary. It offers opportunity for professional growth in a friendly, fast-paced, team-centered environment. Competitive salary, dependent upon experience. Please send cover letter, writing sample, resume, and three references meredith.salsbery AT mail.house.gov. This office is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people of color strongly encouraged to apply.
Active Democratic Freshman Member in competitive district is seeking a talented writer for a Legislative Correspondent position in our Washington, DC office. The ideal candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills coupled with an ability to quickly adapt to writing styles. Applicants should be able to work in a fast paced office that handles a high volume of mail. Knowledge of Internet Quorum (IQ) and prior CRS training is necessary. This is not an entry level position. Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and three brief writing samples to FloridaDem@mail.house.gov or fax to (202) 225-3132 Attn: Legislative Correspondent Position. NO CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE!
Senior Midwest Democrat looking for an experienced individual for senior LA position focusing primarily on Budget Committee assignment, Health, Seniors, and Veterans. Position involves helping to develop and manage the Member’s legislative agenda on authorizing committees, writing floor statements and talking points, mail oversight. In depth knowledge and understanding of legislative process and excellent writing ability is required. Hill experience a requirement; law degree and appropriations knowledge a plus. Salary is commensurate with experience. Please email cover letter, resume, references, and brief writing sample to ohiohealthjob@mail.house.gov.
No calls, drop-ins, or faxes please.